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LIKE ANNEX OF 
TAMMANY CLUB 

Ex-Mayor's Paper Takes 
Few Verbal Shots at 
Curley 

Former Mayor Fitzgorakl, In hi? 
curri^nt issuf of The Republic,, out to- 
day, says that Mayor Cuiley "runs 
the lire depurtment ax ho conducts 
most of the departments In City Hali, 
as though they were an annex to the 
Tammany Club," 

The former Mayor says: — 

"Mayor Curley saya that the Are 
department has Heen los.s politics 
since he Lecam« Mayor than Is the 
(aae with any other administration. 
Tho!;e who l<now anylliitiH about con- 
ditlon.M in FV.ston's Fire I>epartment 
today K-now that this Is not so. From 
the day the late Chief Mullen was 
Hummarily removed, to enter a pri- 
vate asylum a little later, a mental 
and physical wreck, until the present 
hour conditions In the Are department 
have grown .steadily worse. The 
Mayor r\ms the fire department as 
he conducts most of the depart- 
ments in City Hall, as thouRh they 
wr;re an annex of the Tammany Club. 
Tlie personnel of the deiiarliiieut is 
flue, but they do not i'.now wlin is 
coiTiiYiisslo'.ier." 

The former Mayor also taltes occa- 
sion to flay the present incumbent on 
Curley's praise of Gov. Mct'atl's pro- 
posed social insurance, and f'u'-Iey's 
-"Rilnre to Rive FitzRerald credit for 

lampionine such a measure when 

itzreraid was stumping the State as 

indidate for V. S. Senator. 

Another Sliot 

He says;-- 

■Mayor Curley made the followini? 
narics about Gov. McCall at (he 
^ssman's hall the other nlb'ht:— j 



i CounoVtlor Daniel J."Menana!d ... 
the ninth candidate to fll« '''s '•'^- 
turn of election ^^xpenses. He spent 
$7S2. according- ta Uls return, which 
is a little less than Jerry Watson put 
out. And' the job pays only $1500 a 
year. 



"Jack" Murphy, one of the Mayor s 
assistant scereiaries, v.'ho w;>>= opi*''- 
ated on in the City Hospital for nose 
trouble a few days bko, has been re- 
leased, but it will ho 7iocessary for 
him to trndcrgo a simllir oper.-.tion 
next week. 

Anions the many i-aluable gifts re- 
ceived by Coinieillor and Mi's. Ge(.rKp- 
W Coleman at the neilcvuo .Saturu.iy 
evening, upon tlie occasion of the 
:;;,th v.r.:'.','. >'-^iir>- of their mamaK-e. 
was a solid silver service v/ith larwc 
tray, tlie rememhrance of Mayor Cur- 
Iry'.and Mr. Coleman's colleagues in 
tlie CifS^C^«ncil. 

R(6m)r/savsihat "Tom* t'offcy, the 
ele\»ator' superintendent in the Ai.ne.v, 
will Be transferred by Mayor Cuiley 
and not discharged from the city's 
s<'rvice, If the Mayor Huds him K'-uuy 
of tlie clnrRX'S of petty Rraft iirc- 
f.-rred a!rain.st him', but the queslKfii 
is where to put him so that he could 
earn that $1000 a year he is gcttmg 
now. 



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More vhon 75 p.c. of tlie department 
heads have already turned in 1o 
Mavov Curley their estimates for ISK 
under the se«reKated budKct. ana 
Tbidget Comnir. Carven and his as- 
-•istanis are worldm; day and nisht 
pnmin? tlv.-m 'down so that they can 
bo prcventod to tho City Conn, il in 
accordance with the law Within 30 
days after I'cb. 1. 

The Mnvor'a gat* is not swlnpinK 
much today. In fact it was lilfft Sim- 
dav at City Hall, only the watchmen 
licing on duty. Tlie Mayor said Satur- 
day that he Intends to take full ad-| 
vautago of holidays hereafter, atid' 
irest. ~- • ' -•■' ■ "■'^ ^ 

MUOL BOARD END! 



YEAR WITH $109,001 

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Dr. Scannell Advises Purchas ' 

Of Site for New Latin 

Building 



, . vove always voted "le 

moeratic ticket and always will," I 
■-lared the Mayor, "it is with pleas- 
> tliat T take off my hat to 'Sam' I 
zCall. the greatest Governor this [ 
.mmonwealth ever had. And I now j 
y to you merrymakers, dance In | 
•ace, for through tho efforts of our j 
-.vernor you may rest assured that j 
■ivation in your old oge will be ( 
eking, owing to the old age pen- ( 
on bill, one of Mas.sachu.setls' j 
oicest pieces of legislation." i • ■ 

cuid' nor;;vr'fo"m:i''a"wor?"?.f i INSTRUCTION IS URGSB 

!;:^:a 'z vi^iw i:^*^!;!!;; jt in .:;: j in life of lincol^ 

Cjiipaign for United States Senator, , 

I'lio assuran"o that the Mayor gave 
at the meeting, tiiat the matter was 
ill settled, and that everyone wlio 
iv.ed long enough was to have a pcn- 
doii, is typical Curlcyi.sm. 



up work for the new fiaf 
.school year. This announfcraent 
w<!s raade yesterday afternoon 
at a meeting of the Bonrtl by 
Dr. David ScanneU, rctirine 
cJiaii'iuan, who caHcd attfiitiwi 
to the fact that u year ago the 
C'lo.se of the fiseal school year 
was marked by a deficit of more 
ihaii $500,000. 

Dr. Scannell, who with Michael II. 
Corcoran rctirerl from the Board last 
night, made tho suggestion that ac- 
tion l)e taken by the Incoming Board | 
.^i; iii-,'. purchr.e of s' slto for tho new | 
L.aUii vScliOol. Dr. Scannell declared j 
that the now School Committee will; 
have ?fl-ll,000 for new school purposes, I 
■md suggested that the purchase of uj 
Latin. School site be given seriou.s at- | 
tent Ion. 

^"chool Cominitteeman-tkct Judge 
Michael H. Sullivan, who will take, 
his place as a member of the new 
Board in two weeks' tiron, was at tlie 
meeting yesterday. Ho was invltea 
by Cliairman Scannell, and -sat at his 
side whllo the meeting was In prog- 
tes.s. i 

Mayor CJrky r?cnt a letter to the 
Committee, asking tiiiic from now un- 
til the end of tho present school ses- I 
F^on the children In tho public schools ' 
be dirpcted to dovoio one hour each j 
week to the study of the life of Pres- j 
ident Lincoln. Ho wroto that in view ■ 
of the fact that tiu^ Grand Army En- 
campment will be held in Boston dur- 
ing the week of Aug. 18-25, it was not 
more than fair that tlio children be 
directed to study tho life of the 
"Great ICmancipator." Tlie matter 
was referred to the Board of Superiri- 
tcndeiits, wlio ■•.vili tak.; ii up next 
w-eek. 

The Board ordered the appoint nient 
of Phillip M. Sagrcra as junior master 
at tho High School of Ccnmiercc. 

/.dditionul toacliers for the School 
for Immigrants will be appointed in 
the near future. The classes will be 
taught in the various schools 
throughout the cily. 

The Phllbrick Home and Scliool As- 
sociation petitioned for a liew school 
in the Mt. Hope district. The latter 
was taken under advisement. 

A petition for the c.han.iro of hours 
of atienilance at the Mary L. Brook 
School wa.s recciv.'d. It is desired 
that th^ morning sessions be from 
S.30 to 1:J, instead of ft-om 9 to 12, as 
at present. This also was takrn un- 
der advis^'iiicnt. 



Phillip M. Sagrera Appointe* 

Junior Master at High School 

""" Of*Commer^e,.-A 
'. -.-f"''vC ■ -f ■'-'■■ ' -J 
,Air'-/i.n€'xpendcd bahmee o: 

$ioa,000 will be turned over 1<; 
the School Committee -vhen i( 
meets two weeks hence to take 



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lAYOR TELLS 
F. E. CABOT HE 
MAY SIT DOWN 

Fails to Extract Information 
fi'om Insurance Man at, 

, Heariny tn the Effect of! 
Installation of the High! 
Pressure System on Bos-| 
ton's Rates. ; 

|ILTS WITH THE NATIONAL 
' UNDERWRITERS' ENGINEER 

\\% Assurance New Prolec- 
' tio'i Will Bn Recognizer! and 
Pioniises Small Pumping 
StaUon at North End Park 
as Starter, Another One to 
Follow. 



reductlcii, nfifi- tlio completion "f '^'* 
K.vstcin. It'.oili . xplained he waa an P' 



"You 



Insnr^ince men iissviied Mayor 

C'lrlcy at n i 'infcreui.-o in City Hall 

y.?8teid,i> that whrm tho high preB- 

'sure servtce Bystem Is finally '-"om- 

pleted the protwtion It Bivos the 

iMisiiiess hpi-tion will bo rncognb.'^d 

in detrrnilnlng Insurance rates. The 

Iniiivor tried to obtain a (ifflnite , i 

■Matenif-nt as to wh%t tho reduction, 

pcrcenlaee would be, but F. A. Up 

Wick, chairman of tho Boston board 

of firo underwriters, declared he 

It-ould give no exact figure because 

the city has delermined nothing 

definite as to the manner in which 

the Bvstem la to be completed. 

Ill ronspniifiico of this, or.l ns a re.-mlt 
.,t uii iha!:>.i» faiJ at the ^.^uU^^n^- 
'lli^V.iayor .-aid tlally that l.e oi-e n^^.. 
T.'W Ihf cltv will ha\e roniph'ted th' 
,.,,„«lni<-lion of a r«» onsine piimp.i.b- 
rtaUoM -.^;ll. a vapacUy of rJ.rtOO RallonH 
„ mhiule, nenr North Knd I''"'!;, ■'^nd , 
will haw connected UdM HlP-tion with the 
Bfveri mlh's of pipe alrci ly laid. 

TlKM he explained, the >ity will begin, 
wcrlt on tho construction of another j 
\^v\\ pressure st.iiion. prob.ihly on the 
f-h' il'sbank. No ..no i>vc..-e„l ob.iected 
o tllu now p,diey oi e.t.hbHtdn. two 
rol.llvelv !.ni.Ml hiRb pre-suie BlMion.i 
pV pl.oe of the .sinslo largo .staliou tJs 
pi-ovi.led in the . rlsinal plan.-'. 
Verbal Encounter. 
The conferrnee was InteivMid- . s.v- 
»r, I llnie- hv verbal cli>-hf» i.t'.,.fei! tho 
o ml beorf-'O W. Booth, chief en.- 
rim-," •:';'',!*; N^tlouKl Board of Flro 
:t' .irrwrlters; between 'he, nmyor and 
'',".. Y T.- i-'Mliot Of too Bostr.M 
iw.d'.'and betneen tfooth an.lJo.seph A. 
Ro"rke head of the city hlsh pressure 
irr^v'.e hot I'v the time the Lu!.:orenoe 
itnde'd byMiliiif- appeared to have been 

[""tiIc mayftr put to Booth bis fir.t cpe,- 
„„„ 1, 1,, whether thftve wcuUl -h. a ratt 



Klneor :.imi had nnthlnt^ t" do wH 
deoUu-Mlion of rates. Then TUnirke C| 
llon.d H-oi;. UK to tedudcKi BtatemenL." 
In a roi-ent report of the Nutioni>; ;,.-"r- : 
n'Karilin!? the ayslem. Hourlte iiolntej.! 1 
out that Boston copied New York In 
Bll.iwuii; a ;;'al<a^:e of fiair callonif at the 
Joint.-.. ;.ilhuo«b the rep-rl had .s.id Bo.s- 
U)i\'>! leakage was double that ol any 
other efty. Booth admitted the error, 
V)'.! .-iald it was not a vltul issue. 

■You would think It vital," aald the 
i,:,ivor. "if you were holdins office In 
linston and suhiort to the criti. l.-'in." 
Hrmr:<e then stnted that the Bc.-.ton 
py-^tem has the weakest hiKh pressure 
ph'O lines In lh<' coiintry Ipecauao of the 
treat number of dead ends. He laid 
f)ds to the plans drawn before Mayor 
'■urhy took orrice. 

Excebsive Leakage. 

referring to Booth's ad- 
of the error, the mayor saM, 
i .isr-umo respon.sihibty, I fup- 
poKc, for all aliiiemcnfi In that report, 
except tliosc that aru not proved in- 
correct." 
"I didn't pay that." replied Booth. 
"Perhaps it is what you should havd 
B.-'d." retorted tMe mayor. 

ytie-tionert ny the mayor. Booth de- 
nied tlial tiio .National hoard had re-.- 
ommende.; the appointment to the city 
f.-rslce of Clarence Goldsmiili. who 
formcily had charge of the high pres- 
sure service. Then the mayor said 
that hccause of •exoesslve leakage lit; 
'• -ul f.jiind It necessury to rt'move Mr. 
1 ;,iid'inith. F. .\. Mclnnos. former head 
iL' I'he water service and to refuse to 
r.;i:ip.dnl Louis A. 1^. Itourke aa pub- 
h ■ wo. -Us coniiulssioner. 

Clarence l^lackall. representing the 
hoard of directors of the chamber of 
commerce, declared i:. i:.f.«V) gallon sta- 
tion w:is sMffleleot H- -JVi, "Th!:- !n 
not a place where the city should lis- 
ten to the insurance underwriters, he- 
cause. I bolieve,' they tliem.selves are 
not sure what they want." lie added 
(li.iC insurance eompanlos arc operat- 
ing- imder a los.i liecause &0 per c^nt. 
ol their premlnms Is takon up In c.».- 
pen.'-ea anil .V, por cent, in Hro lossoti. 
F, E. Cabot "Cin Sit Down," 
I', i:. I'riiiot hail 'i.othins at all 1o 
i »ay" when asked hy the mayor for sus- 
tentions In ropard to the hisb pressure 
»<.rvic.e. "Have you anythinij to say «.'. 
to rates?" the mayor asked.. 

I'irst ll)okins at the clock, M.-. Cabot 
replied: ".Not thi.s afternoon." 
I "Then." insisted the niayor. "what 
hMV,- you to .-aj .ilioiit lire protection?" 
"I didn't nndi-rsland we came here to 
(i;.'-iss thill." replied (.'abo1. 

' \Vi.ll, wi? 'cerl.dnly didn't come hev^ 
to discu.'-H tir> -k literature," answered 
the ruB,\vr. Tbc!i. after rcuxliufe' tlie 
lotice oi" thf tueollnf,, the mayor said to 
f aoot: "Vou can sit down." 

y. \. De \\ IcU took Mr. Cabot's place 
!■• tore the t.iJ.\or. When asked as to 



wbtn ;t wes 'completed nobody *«»# 
bo galisBeri v/itb ii. ^^- 

"If tho oonrtaKration UaMCil is re-^ 

irt-Jc.d.- insisted I'e ->\ ick. "there would; 

I be fomo rccoKnition ot that la dsmr-j 

! mining the rates." \ 

I l^uiner Mayor Nathan Matthews. 

'representing ^Y^niarl•) A. Mulh'-r •<•- '- o., 

Insuranco underwriters, urged hnm-xii- 

ate action. He dech-jred that New \or'. 

property owuer.'i have :-r'. ed ?5.0i)«}.i»..'i 

through redui-ed rate.-, from hlKli pr'-;n- 

sur.5 iri'itallati'.n .and from othnr Hro 

Pre\«rnilon measure.=. "In no other 

plaeo on the fae,. of the earth," ho .said. 

"is tho c.onllasralion risk a,H cront ^^ 

ir. llie Boston bu^.loes.•t •■'cctinn. Ral-se 

the money at once and spenil It at oricn 

to complete our IiiKh pre.'i.'sur.o .system. ' 

To lol.-^e the lur.neN he advi.sed borrow- 

tnp wiihin 111" dehi- limit, or. if that - 

dots not appear feasible, to petition tb. 

I.eKislature tor pernils.-'ioi) to borro'- 

ouKldo the d'ht iiiilt. 



NOTIFIES TRUSTS ISSUING 
TRANSFERABLE SHARES 

T^^ Commissioner W,srns Tlie.ni of 
Date to File Agreements. 

Th'^ tax coiiimU,--i'>rier ye.<,iri.,iay made 
puolic on important nitlngr, . .dative to 
part!ier.Bhij.-. os:.ioclat!ons and 'nist.'i 
Issuing tra.n.ifernhlfi Etur-H 

The rulltiB follows' 

"Firtnersiilris, assiviation'. .i.nd tiu.«ts 
!e«ulnr transferahle sibare? and* cntltlfj 
under tlie provislonn- of .ic-tloii ? of tb* 
Ha!'s>i'hu«ctte iiTCome tax law to tllfi 
an aareernect to pay to ihf> coinnion- 
wealt'h annually the taxes imposed by 
the act, tn whbdi event Ibe dividends 
declared under tlieir slmrCK thall be 
exempt from taxation. -b^U file- sueh 
affr-fement on or before tlie first day 
of Febniary, IM?, If their dividends paid 
■ n too ;-»ir l?l'i .'<-> 'o ^e cxeiiiptad j 
from taxation. .Agreements f»t thla na- i 
tur-1 received suh.«ieriuent to tlio tlr.'t - 
day of r'-bruar>-. 1917. will bo effective j 
only aM to dividends paid in the ckleii- • 
I dar year ISiV. .'•'uch agreementB a;- are 
po.^iinarked on Feb 1, ItHT, or earlier, 
will be accepted n» rccehed within the 
tenns of the foregoing rullns, and will j 
be effective as tbouKii a'-tiially received 
hef. re eaid date. AH ugreemmts filed | 
WiJ.h the tax conimi.s.'ioner are pub.lect i 
to examination 'and verltii^ntion, «nd j 
are not operntr. e until executed by ttio 1, 
tax .-oiiimisr^ioner." 'j 

A la.rB" number of real estate trusts) 
.and other associations and partner- j 
Fb(p!i which ba\ e not died tho agree- ! 
meid are entitled to tiie beneiiis of this; 
provleion o; the aU. If inej-^, fail to i 
comply with the renuirenunti eC the • 
act before the date named, thfclr iTlvl- ' 
dends become taxable for the ip ^t time 

,'n :.fei's.-:rj&etb=. 

IfAVORS SUPERVISION 

OF CREDIT UNIONS 



i!ie pci^sibility of the rates being rc-i 
Iriuced, h" said: If you could tell us 
'exactly what you propose to do, then' 
ji (- \vi;! endeavor to dnd the relative 
p. ,centai-e value of the r.educfd system 
0-1 compare.! with the one originally 
planned." 

"Siipp'^se," BURgf stcd tho uiayor, "that 
|v. c construe! a IJ.iXW-gallon station, con- 
Inocl it "with tho existing lines, then 
ieon.->lruct another small .--tation on he 
[<■ harlesoank, what would you say to 
tliat'/" 

"Oni tendency." said De Wick, "la to 
r-coRnizo any real improve^ne.it In 
clearing up tho connagraliou hazard. 
l<i nrakluK the rates for cKiea, tin- pos- 
.' iiilky of conllagrfition is measured. 
Tlej iiresence of a syi-loin would reduca 
that and would be recognized. B:;t I 
would need to know tho percentnjre 
v,il:o of tho new system to tho proposed 
old one before I could set any deiinite 
Psurc." 

j Tho mayor .laid h« did not wish ti' 
I order tho work 'o procfjet) If he thourrhl 



Mayor Explains Piirpose of H!a 
BUI, 

Mayor i'':;r!ey last niglit i.'-sucd n 
statemei't in derei;,-o of his Ijili to pro- 
vide for the appointment ot an offieor to 
have charge of all redtt unions, de.-lar- 
Inff th.at sueh aeiinn on the part of the 
l,e^-lslatuie would ellmlnale loan sharks. 

"Member.^hlp in a cjedit union- is prac- 
tica'ly "ho only way In which a waffe 
earner can obtain n loan ut a rea.'ionable 
rate of interest," sa>s the .--latenient in 
part. 

"I li.-lieve that th ^ appointment of a' 
deputy In th; bank i-.imtHls,-iioner'.s offi.-o 
who .siiocbl be ciiari,>-l ivii'u the super- 
vlsi.ui of such unlojoi would make tho 
loan sliark a tiiiuK oif tlic pa::t when the 
iidv,-inla.v.e of cred^I unions Is tiiado 
lUr. -wn to emp.oycs i-nd eniployers. TTie 
nii-an.H will be provli^ed -ivhercl-v a -rt'age 
eain-r may olitaln ii loan when It is to 
:hl'= ad'-antiijse to KeH It. as, for Instanco, 
jto enable hl'in to piir.-ha.w eoal In the 
Isunimcr wh«n the iort'e ;s loa-.- 



HOSFTTIL PROVIDES 

MEDICAL-SOCIAL CARE 

I 

Children, Girls and Overworked Parents Are Afforded 

New Vis !on \f ter Bodily Ills Have Been Cured 

by Physicians 

: Supplcmonting the nicdieal care aiid treatment at tho Bosto.. 
^C,ty Hospital is the Mcdicul-Soeial work, and its nature, appli..; 
tioi. and roMuU have just been mad,: the subject ol a report that 
.:. botl, eoinprehensivo and inLerestinj? to the layman as well as t. 
the one interested in medicine. The Med-i.-.d.j^orn,) f,.,ti„.,. Is 
^scnnething now at the hospital and, aeeording to the ph;si;ians and 
■sfaJl ot the Jiospita.,, ine success already attained ,varrants the 
con u:aat.on it not the increase in the newest phase or the hospital 
worlc. 



Bi-ifily, th,-; inpdioal nociai -work is 
MS folIowK. Tii.i liosiiiinl piovldcB 
mndital cure. A irroup of I5U)•KeoI:^ 
and women aie providinsr the social 
work. 

Tliroush the lattor pha:,-f of the 
work, a chikl's eyosiprht was savptl 
thnmsli proper nourishment. A yoiinR 
^irl^s life wa.s mado worUiwhilp, fol- 
lowing hor attempt lo commit siii- 
slde. 

Ill another in.staneo, a wor^-oui, 
moUier was sc.nl; to tlie country and 
given a rnucli needed rest. A liilitr- i 
culous fatlier was sent to a sana- ! 
tori.7m, and i.s jjo.v well on the road 
to reco\-i?ry. 

Many pr.ticnts iiavo needed some 
form of social work after mediail 
trcMtmer.t was completed. A typical 
cafio af the hospital illustrates tho 
above, tho report in the case readini?, 
"We have a surgical case tliat w.' 
want voiir help on. We can't oo nu-.cli 
more for her in this hospital. 1 he- 
lieve her stepfather has turned n-r 
out and that she is homeles.s." I 

Alonthu of care at a siieeial hos- 
pital conipletcl this paticnf.s physical | 

AT THE MAIOK « (iATt!. 

Thnn-.ps ■Mrf.aushlln, .i,'U}il<>r on the 
fourth Moor of tlie .okl fity Hall 
Ijuildiir^', enos'-'d conyidcrahlo com- 
ment ami Iau^lller ou Scliool st., Sat- 
urday, ivhen he went out lo hiss lunch 
«earl^^' n .straw sailor hat i.iii a 
heavy overcoat. 

Ilugliio Mcl.aiij,h!!n, one oLtlie .l.'in- 
ilor.s and elev;aor men at tho Hail 
who recently returni>d to his duties 
after being ab.scnt for some time as 
the result ot having a toe imputEifed, 
if- once more on the .sick list. Wxli ., 
cor.ditii-n is not serious and ne is i 
c--pneted to :v.ii,rM ,o work next 
week. 



fure, altliough sho l.s life for life 
Her moihei- ,vas «howr how to pi-o- 
tect h^.r from unde.,ii-able i .'ouaint- 
aiice-s. 

fihe is in charge ot the ClUIdren's 

Aid bocicty and working. Wiliiout 

tho medical social work -vithin flu 

nt.v Ho.spital, then! can be little 

doubt that this patient would jiave 

1 been sent to an almshou.s;. hospital 

I Anoiiun- case, ■•Tliero i.s a patient 

jl'.l ■■a.suauy WHO sijouiu ot: oioi.i.,i. ^^ ,; 

\ Slie says it is not convenient to go 
home. What can be done about it?" 
'.lome visits and letters to distant 
relative.s procured for this patient im- 
mediate dhschargo from the hospital 
convalescent care, rescue from an in- 
ebriate hu.sband and a permanei,; 
borne in a distant city with a i ros- 
perou.s relative, who assuihed legal 
gliardiaiisliip. 

And so tlie report reads. There is 
no doubt but that the jieiv depart- 
ment has justiljcd iis existence, and 
;bere i.s little doubt, if any, but that 
the medical-social work will remain 
a permanent feature at tho Citvtlos- 
pilal, 

JAN - 1 2 -ff^ 
\T THE MAYOR'S GATE 

Mayor t'tirley is an admirer ot 
.Tudge Adam.son, autlior of the eight- 
hour railroad bill, but he, does not 
ngt-eo that the 13 hours in "4 hour.s 
liill for n.avigator.H as it affects the 
liremen on tlic Hoston tire boal.i is 
(XrTctly right, and that is why ne in- 
structed t'l.rporation Counsel .Sullivan 
lo appeal tho Boston teat ease to tlie 
fuited feiales Supreme Court. 



Tho only citizen in Boston no f;ir 
to flln noniiuatiou papers with tho 
I'Ueetion Commissioners •,\n dfdegat'::- 
at-lurgo to tho Constitutional Con- 
vrntion Is Atty. Walter Bnie. All 
the other aspirants would come froiii 



John ,r. Miirnhv. nssistant seeie- 
tary to Mayor Ciirley, is seriously ||| 
at the City Ho.spital. where he is suf- 
fering from thii effects of au abs<ess 
of t;,-- lung. When Murphy xv;,.. (h-.Vt 
taken to the lio.spital he was lliouvlit 
to have plural pneumonia, and It was 
not until several day.t after h|,s f,r 
rival there ti'ot tiir, nb.ijce.ss 
covered. , .lie, is improving 
.and it fts pxj»ect<.d that C. .-(vill be 
back "oh ifio J^'ifq^«i,few vt'eok,- 



f 
tn'vtf. 



i<fi)i'OSt^ati\'ft ar Congressiojial dis- 



'< 



»a.s fU..- 



'i\-Ak Mftyor Curlcy's beliel lliat i 
piwate liiterests cannot make 
llnvncial succes.s out of tl]c .ipeiatio 
of tTio Clielsea ferry which siispeiKh- 
service last Friday, then tlic eitv o 
Boston eert-inlv could not muiio i 
pay. The Mayor, however, does lu. 
believe in ti,o t!ty Belling' the Kas 
Bo5?ton fer?-r»iB 



thts afternoon was the next t.' thf 

last one ot tho prr:— ' ' ." "" ' 

i;sual ''closing features" will tai>.' 
place ne.xt Monday, it is rumoreil 
that several of the members of tlif 
next Council reached an iigreem"'nl 
to leil C.oitnclllor ,t;torrc\v in the ciiaii 
a."^ pre.siiiins officer for 1D17. 

.■\mong tho visitors wlio p.-r-si d 
tlirougli the Mayor's date Saturday 
uaa Mayor Frank i:. Btacy of Spriug- 
li'.dd, wlio envies Mayor ('urliw's 
municipal ;iowcrs, wiilch he believe'? 
every Mayor In Jtassachusetis shoul.i 
enjoy. Kevised charter talk Id slid 
an activi' tojiic of conversation in 
.'^urlnelleld. 




Begins Hunt for Man to 

Head Election Dcpt. 

of Boston 

Willi til" rt-fiisal of tlio Civil rier 
..],.,, r',>,»,„ii..n;lon to take action on \ 
Mayor Curley's appointment,t)t Ktec- i 
♦ ion Commr, John B. H^rtin as { 
superintendent of the ci.t>t*"V'^f'Ply I 
department, which refefc^t AtiSomatl- \ 
cally cancels the appoin^^ictnt, .Mayor 
Ciu'.lf?x began a new: ^lunt today for ti 
nia.n 'd till. tho loli, ' It was the flrsi 
tune tljat^fliinyur Curl'-y was turned 
down /py the commlseio.;, witli the 
exception of sovfra' appointments! 
wi)icJi the Major withdrew before the , 
CQrtuinisaion acted. * i 

' 'Tile aged cornmissioucr'a name was I 
sent to the commission two months i 
ago. Fpon tlie. expiration of the first 
."ii) days, the Mayor, acting upon the 
suggestion of the comnii.ssion, sent 
back tlie name for further considera- 
tion. Tlie time in which tlie eonimis- 
sion could take action expired at .'J 
p.m. Thursday, and at that hour it 
'.va."i ajinounced tliat, as no action had 
been taken in the matter, the ap- 
pointment was not confirmed. 

.Mayor Curley is still wondering at 
,tlie commissioii's attitude, as he .savs 
lie fails to understanri wliy they dk! 
not continn his appointment of Map-- 
tin, who, at ihe uge of H,"). Is still 
a,cli\ely in prbllc and priva';' affairs. 
He was formerly a police commis- 
sioner. princi|ial asscs.sor, penal in- 
stitutions commissioner, and at one 
time temiiorary head of tho siijiply 
department. He. is. now managing a 
$1,000,000 estate. 



Th3 mcpttng of the City Cc 



• 



HEEi CORIEY IS 

; TOSSES Ml 




A 



Mayor Announces He Will 

Run Ag^ain and "[jck Any 

Man" Opposinj* Him 

Mayor Curlcy will bo a tj,'iii.lii.hitf 
ii»- rf-el«'ti(jn iioxt fii.ll. 

Altliiiut;li il l-.as .l.oin ;iir .ij»-.|i sc- 
jiitl ill City rial! for iiionllis tlril li- 
(would olYiT liiiusolf again, Uu; Mayor 
lias loll!.' ilci'ciiiied lo state hi.s position. 
JIc bi-oke silence last iiiRht, liow- 
C'vor, before an ciithtisiastic tjathfjrlnt; 
of liis followci-H in the Tammany riiii.' 
at Duilloy and Hampden sts. J It. ha. I 
saved bis iniblic annoinKeuunt ot' his 
candiilacv- as the vi-ry last tliint; to 
be done in liUC. for it was just before 
iniilninht. as the old year was rolling' 
out and the ii^i; rushing in Uiat he 
broke silence. ^^—icr^^'ju-i,.^ / 

Wild eheer^irequenlly Inl^rriiplid 
Ills .'^peecn Ti-'riien iu^urd .>l>i.,.; ar. 
hour. Those present "included inany 
of the older and youiit;er leaders ot 
the Curle.v faction. 

The Mayor lost no time in telliiif,' 
the listei'.ers all the ROod thinH.s about 
him.^elf. It was a typical Cuiiey 
nijibt. 

"I will lirk the best man they can 
l>lit uti," >.i\d the Mu.vur, after in- 
fi-.i-miuK 'lis foUower.s that his name 
w.)uiil .Miipear on the ballot again 
next fall. 

"They are sounding the sentiment, 
and they have their minds now on 
Storrow, BilliiiKs and Kenny; b\it 
they nre not Kulting very enthii.-iastic. 
I hav'^ remained true to every pledge 
and inoinise I made three years aso. 
I stand on my record. The press and 
the public have never understood us." 
The Mayor did not explain .iust 
wlnit he meant by these last words. 

There i.s no doubt, however, that 
he and the faithful of IS-year-old 
Tammany Club well understood each 
othffr, as his tolloweis wero prepared 
Xor the occasion. 

I A. midnijfht IVak. Theodore A 
iJlyrni arose and read some re.solu- 
tintiw which were adopted. Thev 
praised the Ma.vor and pledR-eri tite 
sui«por( o|- the Ta'umany Club to l:i.>? 
eaiiOidaey. 

'J'he .Mayor said that he would end 
Ids third year in office Milh a aur- 
plu,«! of a halt minion dollars, and 
that he all■ead.^• has outlined his plans 
for .Spending .«7,t1(lll,000 of tlie clty'.s 
iioTiPy In liUT forslreet.s. i)layRrounds, 
puldic buildin!?s, health units, and a 
s.'ore of otlier improvements which 
are 'neeiled. 



IK CAS EXPLOSION 

so MAYOE CLAIMS 

AFTEE CONPER]SNCE 

fidison Co. Denies Blame — So. 

Boston Residents "Demand 

Tnauirv 



Mayor Ciirley, after a conference 
with Corporation CcunseJ Sullivan. 
Commr. of Public Works Murphy, 
Wire Comrir. Ccle and .Building 
Commr. O'Hearr. in the City Hall 
lyesterday, ami.)unced that the City 
cannot bo b.--ld responsible for- the 
South Bo.-'.on accident which result- 
ed In the death of Thoman Nugent, a 
newsboy, and the injiuie.T of five 
olliors. 

The City officials believe that the 
.tceident was caused by the explosion 
of illuminating gas and not sewer 
gases. 

In a public statement, the Kdison 
Kleetric Illuminating Co. asserts its 
freedom from all blame, maiiilain- 
iiii.' that there has been no trouble 
witn lis wiirr. ui CGr.duitr. ^^'^* one 
light, the stutc:rpnt con'inue.«i, was | 
affected; there was no trouble in the i 
po\it-r house anywhere and no cr:;?- : 
plinp of the service. 

In the meantime, while both, par- | 
ties stoutly assert their non-con nee- ■' 
tion as far as blame is concerned in | 
; the matter, Mrs. Mary Xiigent of lf.9 j 
K rL., «idu".-d motlKi- of the little I 
newsboy who was instantly killed by I 
the explosion, in the center of city- j 
wide symiiathy and condolence. 

IjPss than six months .vgo her hus- 
band was killed by falling from the | 
roof of a liouse. A few weeks after | 
;i son died. And, to eile it on, young 
ThomOf, her main s'jjiport and pride, 
lost his lite Monday night, just as 
.nousands of iiierriniakei-s v.-cre bois- 
terously stalling out to greet the New 
i ear. 

Hesidcnts of South Boston, who 
have known the Nugent family for 
years, hav, tiaught but praise for the 
, 'iead boy, his ntother and the- three 
: children roniaiuing. Selling papers 
every morning and evening outside of 
school hours, Tiiomas was a favorite 
among his fellow newsle.«, and what 
is more, he turned over every 'penny 
lo his mother. 

Within recent years there have been, 
several msiaiiee.s of single manhole 
loxers h^ing blown off in «outh Boa- 
,!on, but not until Mond.iv luyht had 
there been more tlian one bIo\vn off 
at a time. There is much induration 
■imong the re.sidents of the peninsukir 
idstrlct. for many times tiiero has 
je.cn agitation to oomprl the gas com- 
Kiny lo replace the old gas mains 
hat had been in the ground for more^ 
nan CO years, some even for 30 v(>art. 
ccor.iing to the old inhabitant.^ of 
no district. 



SCHOOLSTUDENl 

INCREASE LESS THAN I 
POPULATION'S GROWTB 



InBtruction Coat Fcrge'l 67 P.Cl 

Bej'ond That of Former .■ 

Years ' 

one of tlio most interesting 'facts ill 
the stati.sttcM of tht- report ot the 
Stale Board of Eduea-t'on for tho year 
ending June 30. I9lt). recently ' fllec) 
with the Secretary of .State, is the 
"phenomenal increas'"-" '" the number 
of h.gh school .^ludt'ita throughout 
iiie Ci.'mmonwealth. The report .lays: 
"A .Comparison of eeri'ii". totals for 
the iStatc has been made vv:,th the cor- 
lespondiug totals for the vear end- 
ing June ao. ISOt). During thi:j 10- 
year period tho population, as .shown 
by the State censuses of 1905 and 
J.' ■■, increased :'3 p.c. while tho en- 
rollment IH the public schools ele- 
mentary and hiyh combined, show an 
m.rcaso of lo p.e., and the average 
aaily attendance in these scnools 
-- p.e. 

I ■ xne> meiease ,u sunooi euroiimeuc 
; and attendance i.s thus aiightly Zess 
! .an ihe uicicase in population. Tiie 
, ;^''-''«o m thp number of pupiks in 
I the iiigh schools. however, was 
Piienomenal, being Sr, p.c. In fact, the 
j"..unt.er of pupils in public high 
j sc^u,ols doubled in tho 13 years from 
, kVV, to l;,0o. and doubled again in the 
I Jo-^ear pcr;oa from 19(Xi to iai4 The 
j mibUc h:«.T scnool enrollment for the 

'ir'ar"''"" '""" ■"'■ '^''- ^vas 88,- 

..■- ..''""""^'■'^■'1 "■'"' ''-'■•1«' in ISSn. 

Matisties relating to the expcndj- 

ures for ,he pubh... „,,„„„,,, f,^,. ^ 

various tow,is and cities, and for the 

■■'■ale . s a w1,ole. for the .Near ending 

r kd. The expendituro for public 
el-mentary schools, exchwiv. .« ."; 
Item of general contrcd, have been 
tabui..(ted tliia year for t.he nrst titne, 
and amount to ?;m.5i' .-.or each pupil iu 
ihe average >i">mi..crship. The ex- 
penditure.' i lor the support of public 
high schcils. ej.cliisive of general con- 
trol, for each pupil In the average 
members hip were «67.27, .showing that 
the cost or clrn.entary school support 
was abr.ut one-h«lf the cost for high 
school . 

1 "On the basis of the number of 
I pupils enro::"d in the public high 
; seh-jols, the ex;.eiiditures for support, 
I exclusive of general control. increa,sed 
1 from $,",:j.:ti prr pu|)il for tlie year etid- 
^ ing .lune ;I0, V.m, to $K2.2a for the vear 
I ending June 30, 1016, or an increase of 
'• IS p.c. 



# 



P^r^/- J AH- liV7 




f 



yrley Announces Mis Candidacy at Tammany 
Club and Defies Any Other Man to De- 
feat Him 



or Re-election to Office 



Sf: 



avs 



Goo 



He 

A 
F 



Has Made 
at Every 
'oint 



WHIP ALL COMERS 

candldato 






Calls Storrow, Billings 
and Kenny Candidates 



Cheered Lustily 
He Tells of His 
Achievements 



as 



Mayoi 
fiacy for re 



01 



his ( 



Curl 
li 
Standing 
m of til 
IX yo.M- 



I" 



ain;oniicfil his 
on l;iM ni;Jit. 
ill the little, siiiol' 
'r,inniu,:!y Cl'.ih he 
apo, on t' 
liii.-al l.altl 



"I don't orvre. who tho 

th.- iioxt ojniist, 1 ji gi- 

lu-l^i.'k- a m:u. over Kot," proclaimed. Lh» 

,,Iae.i'- «"'! his voice was drowned in 

an outburst of cheers that foretold the 

r»soIutIons of loyalty and Loatlnued 

.-npport which hia old c,lu»^iuate3 were 

to vole a litile later whoa the city i' 

bells aiiiuiunced tli.3 advent of the new 

•■They are sounding now." tlie Mayor 
(old his Tammany cohorta, ■■la.undini; 
liiKt (his man and then that, to nnd out 
who mav bo the strongest man to ncK 
Curlev-, t-onndin'g hKo the crew of a ship 
williout a rudder. They are P^long btor- 
row if he will run: they are askins otli- 
' nrs. They aro testing out the seutiinent. 

Challenge* the Strongest 

"Mv E.nswer Is," announced th<! 
Mayor, and tho "flglitlng fuoo" of the!; 
I old political leader brought the Tar,-, 
nianv warriors to their feet, cheering 
•■my' answer is, pick your strongee' 
mail and hrini? him on! VW give hi.r 
tho heat licking any man ever got 11 

Fjiostou'." , , 

that Bhook the Urllc club 



tivltles and pledged anew Its loyalty to 
Its old chief. 

Indorsed by Tammany 

,;';;^as'';:n^w:"'^"V:^4^:wett|r 

;v"m yn'otBoBton.whoscadministra- 
iioiot theaffair^ot thecity 
ever faitliful in it.s puhhc ( 
whose honesty and efiiciency 

oniCC, despite 

greater than 
predecessors 



has been 
rust and I 
hlic 
dira>..... ..•.(■;< ImmoaKurably 

liavc ever confronted his 
enec.-=-.^«.-. l'a« provided a con- 
,.„etlve character of nmnicipal govern- 
meiA- which aiakes our city the best- 
govern-d in the United States." 

The Mw.vor snoke over an hour and a 
half. He .reviewed in detail the public 
Impiovemonts made during the three 
years of his administration, and out- 
lined hi.s pla.ns for the future. 

Work for Rverybody 

Rumming u|) t.he a.'f oinplishments of 
his adniinlstratioii, the Mayor saul; 
"Boston is 'roer lo.'lay from corruption 
than any laly In .\.-ner!ca. Graft hero 
is an uncommon wor.d. Tho people are 
getting nearer tiie vai ue of It'O cents for 



;c-li 



lir.l 



and liis 

cclebral 

political 

"i ■■^^\^ a 

i liavi' 

oiitconu 



arlv 



1" 



,il 



c scene wlit 
-. were iihiiiri 
triiniipli- va 
V t,)ld iii- c 



■d 



.h! 



and 
the 



isc; 



ll.v 



III 
d, ' jiiii" t'ur 
u.irrior.s ; 
a eaniliriatc 
)t' the s! 
.I've iVm 
iri-'c )'erirs 

the people of Boston an honest, 
.straight, ciTicient .idininistration of 
public allairs. I never asked a man 
for his vote in any i onlest for nivsolf. 
I've gone into many contests in 18 
' years. I liave always asked to be 
.judged on my record alone, and in 
every contest I have Tiiet with the 
satne success. 



^very man who wants the opportunity 

if a day's woi k in the city ot itoston 

lext year shall have It. 

"1 shall end this 

■)f a -- -- .- 

lo sricnd next year over S'",(i(hl,ilflO for 
ihe welfare of the iieople," In-., declared. 



for re-elC'la'M, 

'ii^hte.^t tear of 

what I pri.'in- 

go. r\e gi\ eii 



Oreut Publi 

lie outlined v 



; Improvements 

irious 



The cheers that enoo:: u.e uiuc '^'"":.,-,f,V„V,r than ever before. Next year 
rootn proclaimed '>»'t 5''""-^".f, ';,"„Vwe a 11 forge ahea.l with public lir. 
not forgotten the leader ti.it had "ol „.„,,^^„,^„^,. m,,,., pub.Hc improvements 

forgotten '1 ammany. ^ ■. a «. "'■" '"= ""'<'" '" ^'-"^ ' ''*" '" '"'>' '^'■" 

■■"vT8 have loiitht nift.iy goea l^^^.-. ^,^,,^^j, ^,1,,,,^ ,,,^, ,,||.y ^y^,, ti,artered, and 
together," went on tho Mayor as th<- . .- 

cheers subsided, "and wo have alway; 
been misunderstood. The press and the 

public have never understood us, Vmv no ' .rf pi,.^,'! p,„i jjiia year with a surphif 
man in this organization has ever bar- ,^j ^^ ,,^,f million dollars and the right 
terod princiido for money and, as your 
Mayor, I have remained true to every 
pledge and promise I made iihree years 
ago. ,-- ., 

Doesn'* Ask Any Man's Vote' 

"T have given Ihe city an honest and 
constructlva administration. My record 
of three yesrs speaks for itself. 1 havc> 
no tears (or tlie eomlng election. I wfll 
not ask nor plead for any man's vote. 
If 1 am not entitled to a re-election, I 
will ask Iham to vote for somebody else. 

It was tho -Mayor's first public dec- 
laration that he will run for re-election. 
Tammany, now of new AV'ard Yl, was 
holding its annual Meiv Year's pirty at 
toe clubrooin on Dudley street. The 
"0I6 guard" and tho now pacl-.ed iKe 
quarters, and as the clooka struck, mid- 
nlKht, President Theodora A. Glynn 
arose and read a get ot resolutions In 
which Tammany! outJJhad Itfi fttiwe ac- 



street.s, piay- 
;i(jiiii(ts, municipal and court hulldi'irs, 
I'irc stations and other publia ' \, uve- 
iiienls in all sections 'of the ci!y as par's 
•if his programme for I!)!7, which will 
Involve the exyondiluro of hundreds of 
(bous.uids of dollars. Ha named 
Charlestown, Mast Boston, South Bos- 
ton, IJorchester, West Roxbnry, llyJe 
I'nrk and other necuons as the sites of 
these pronose^i improvements. He ,J5,. 
dared that the improveTicnlB propose! 
will .safeguard and assure the health 
and welfare of the citizens. 

It the end of llie w-ar in M'lrope bring.^ 

iiiiPaswial depression to this oountrv, 

the Mayor pronilsed idle worksrs iii 

Boston e.itiployment on thcsii 

ry>rftV*m<iitt,a .. ^...- ...;■. 



sreat 



...J. ^^m ■ 







"GOOD-BT. MIS3 BOSTON." 
Mlsn Ci-tliBryn V. Devinn, picked as Hub's most beautiful girl, hlddlns 
Sooil-by to Stamlish AVillcox, the beauty judpe, before leaving for tlie 
New York prpparcdneas bazaar yR sterday. 



Miss r-atheryn V. Devlne, the IB-year- 
olfl Dorchester girl who waa selected as 
Ho.ston'3 most beautiful girl, left the 
South station I'or New York at 10 
o'clock yesterday moniliiK after iifliiB 
given ft, hearty Rend-off by a crowd of 
hei iidmtrera. IMi^a Jlargnret McOivern, 
tho girl'H aunt, accompanied her as 
chiir-ierori. 

Beauty .Tvidge ftandlsh Willcox, City 

Hall ofllclals, frlBnds;, relatives, shop- 

per.s and commuters all joined In the 

fHtewcU In tho tralnshert as thft r>iiy 

i-'tat© l^xpresa hurried the girl to her 

pla;'e among tho country's falrsst at 

i thy N'ntlot'.iil pi eparedneas bazaar. 

I "Miss Boston" looked charming, 

i dressed In a talloied t3uft of brown 

material, a larpa black hat and furs 

Mrs. .lames 1>. Devlii*. her another, waf 

unable to leave with tho party owing 

|t an accident last light while r<»tiiiin- 

I h/^ fron a theatre p.'irty with Mis? 

' P^vlno, but l.s exijpcted to Jolti Ihem 

In isew York ton)orrow. 

.MA?0?l TUi.NS DOW.N 

METAL TRUST BIDS 

s-,>spici(tn Mi'it i.u' \i\\'-ff II.'' me!;.;: 
5i,"e bolns in!la(e!l >.■• a UM-tal' ti'u.st 
' -"tised Mh.vC"/ Cv.tl".'' .vcbfindiiy to'v.:i- 
.;COr. bids o!'i till.' iln-ee ci.iitv-ncts fur 
.lOve ihBM ?iHO,''/fi') woifh nC ni?tal t'ntit- 
u>(r« Bid Wfi'fi- inel»r8. Th<? Mayor 
/I id6r»d fl'ait 111." bi'bi l'.,» readvprri?ed 
liiVfl tlmt )e{,'e.:s ii.- ::";■! to .ill ';Uni« 
i>-(»o rtfiig'dt , bid oij the '..'OritraotSs ,; 'fti 



GREETERS PLAN 
BOSTON MEET 

Fix Programme for June 
Convention Today 



"i\',iko Ip RoKti.;;." is tho sloRan 
(dopted by the New I'.uglami Hotel 
■.teeters' Associ.-ition ft.r tbeir national 
.■onvcniion to he held in Boston nest 
Innc. i'inal plans and the olllcial pro- 
jrainnie tvil! he arranued at their busi- 
lesH uieetinK n,t the Iiphiix Hotel today. 

J'lArin^ the <\.\\ more than I'l'K} hotel 
Tianagrers and clciks, nieiribers of the 
,\'ow ICnKlanrt iissoelallon, arrived In 
Boston I'or their annual ::iei-linK. They 
ipent the afternoon In slghtReelnp, and 
liter a (linaer at Ihe 'I'liormiike ln.8t 
aigjt attended "Chin Chin" at the Tre- 
iiiont Theatre, wliero th.<\\- greeted th*' r 
brothers. Montxonier.v and .Slone, hor,- 
OTar>' nientiiers of the. association. 

llei,di«iaiteis pf the or.iiani/ation will 
bo moved today I'rom tho Bellevue li> 
!!>« I.snox. 



HAGANAND 
WATSON IN 
WORD^WAR 

Neitiier Got Mad But 

Both Full of 

i 

Fight 



/ 



-ibr 



■--r-^ 



K iisated altercation, wtilch some 
who v.'itnr-.= -;e?i it ciiar.'ictcrized as a 
"lightf oti'Lii ^ "ijupI of word.''," and 
othcr.s a "ciialletVure to listic battle," 
occurred j' ~*ci(lay in the cilice of 
Clerk of C .'iir.iiittees Dever in City 
Jla'l V. hc>i Presider.t licury K. Hagan 
of tiic City Council and Councillor- 
elect James A. (J^rry) Watson locked 
1 horns. \Miv, liov.-cvcr. ilagai; said 
I that he h.ad not been mad, bttt was 
tryinc; to "get Jcrry',s Eoat," while 
;\Vat,=ori said tliat had he been ma<l i 
1 c might ha-'f forgotten liifnsclf and' 



struck I!,i;;.iii, 



C!!ri"e 



nd all. 



rilKV WliWHNT .M.\[) 

"The 0.:!. ci'.allenge i oiiered Ilasa--" 
was wlier. 1 '.old tilm that In two -svee'ss, 
after my arm gelr, well. T would t:"> 
alone v; ith him to the chamber of tho 
prealde:it of the council and have it out 
v.ith \\\rf, alone, tho winner to unlock 
the door and walk out," said 'u ataon. 

"1 didn't want to light with '^VatBon. 
I JuBt wanted to RBt his soat. When I 
flKht I want if. to bo with a gentleman." 
(■■aid Hagair 

'■ Vci- netirly two hours after the "battls 
Df words," both Hajan and Watson 
were aioimd Ihe corridors of City Hall 
each in.iintain.nK stolidly th.^t be was 
rict mad, that the other w.as the ag- 
Kre:-sor and that tiiero had been no 
"tlRhi' or anything appioachinp It. 

The whole, thinsr .started as a reault of 
S.je hearing; before the ptreet commis- 
t=ionei'.-i on th.e matter nf WashlPEto" 
street tratr.o resulatlona. Hsctan was 
pre.-ent .i..'5 a m.ember of the City Coun- 
"il. liut made no remarks. 

Hasao Went Aslecf^ 

yV;-ii:5on, In the course of a long argu- 
ji.ent aKainst taking tli<3 cars off Waih- 
iinfrlon street, showed sli?ns of unnoy- 
aiici; wh'-n the members ot th^ crnirnis- 
'!':>n appeared to disregard what lie was 
saying, by talkinff to each other, and 
Ilagau indicated iacl: of in-.crest by 
-■Icslng /"lis e\es hi an attitud© of iduin- 
ber. 

I Wntaon paid his compllmenta to Ha- 
Ran by .stating t'liat the latter \va ; at 
.11 tlnie.y re.ady to do anythlnjr '^rx e\"- 
pry thing the FiostoTi Cliamber of C'.jm- 
niffTce, composed of al.isetit l.-iUtill--. rd h, 
mipht dictf.te. 

Shortly ai'ter tlie hearlnt^ wn?« *■ d- 
jo'.irned 'V^'alson jnet liajtan In C.prtt 
of Committees fever's offlce. A few ro- 
tnarks p»?*ed between them and AVat- 
sori aSked Hagfoi how he had liked the 
hearing, tlie latter remar'king that 'U'at- 
,Ron had "made a d li fool of him. 



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BUILDINGS LEASED 
TO NAVY DEPARTMENT 
JAiM d - 1917- , 101/ 

At a special meelUi.t; Of th.^-Tri/stsn 
City Counci! today an onier vv^'s 
, passed Uashi,-; U) the rnit-i! Stale;-. 
I Navy Departmoiit the neer Islaiui lion- 
iteiiiiarv buiidinsH at $37,100 a yoaf 
I plUH ?12,!)nil for li«t't. lual and iiovver. 
;,C'apt. William R. Hush signed thi' pa- 
: pc-s for tho navy and .Mayor (Uirioy 
! signed for Boston. Tho i.sland is to 
' be used tor a detention caini) for naval 
j offenders who arc uwai'ini; trial. 



SALOONS ARE OPEN 
AS LIBRARIES CLOSE 



Boston Institution Trustees De- 
cide to Shorten Hours as 
Liquor Dealers Are Asked 
Only to Be Saving of Heat 

With plf^fic litirarics placed on 



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Bcston School Shortage 
lOven with the saenflco of throe 
days of school in the interests of 
fuel economy, thpvp remain sciiou.-i 
doubts as to the ability of the fioston 
School {'oniniittee to continue wittier 
sessions unhindered on account of the , 
coal shortage. Consideration of this 
question is expected to take plai:e this 
lafternoon at a conference of the l,!os- 
,'ton School Committee and the City 
i-r\iei Ooinniiiiee, Prior to the confer- 
I ence, David Kllis. chairman of the fuel 
1 committee staled that he thought the 
Bchcols could h" opened next Jlonday, ; 
I Mr. Lee. chairman of the school ' 
I coramittoe, was not so hopeful of the j 
ojutlook. .Many of the schflrols had so j 
small a supply of coal it would need i 
almost constant hauling of fuel to | 
keep the buildings properly heated. | 
he said, and he thought it probable ; 
that if they did open the schools next | 
1 .Monday it would not lie possible to ■ 
1 keep them warmed through the term 
I of six weeks preceding the vacation 
in Feltruury 

Holiday '•fc('lsJ ^i^ii^cd I 

.<\lihon!-'li till- schools nf llrooklinej 
and other places have su'licierit fuel ^ 
for immediate needs, they h-Tvp'dp-| 
(■ided to cxt'-nu their vaculions to Jan. ' 
7, as requested by the Kuel Adminis- 
tration, which has explained that any 
saving that can he made now will he 
of ci^rrcf ponding bcnelit later on, 
Si'hnols in N'cv.-tva, Lynn, Waltham, 
..\rlington and Soniervilh; will dci.iy 
opening the new terms, those in the 
last named city until .Ian. It, a week 
later than requested by the adminis- 
tration. This aciion has resulted ir. 
strong protests from Sonierville jtar- 
ents who declare (hat motion picture 
houses will do an unusually tl.riving 
business among the school children, 
Nvilh the schools closed. 



I SWKTY COinmTKK .MKMlihKS 

Mayor Ciirlev today apiKiinted the 
following additional members to the 
Bo-^ton executive cmnmittei^ of the 
Public Satelv Committee: l)ei»V. Sarali 
r \rnoUl. -Miss .Mary A. Birr. Mrs. 
Richard H. (lorham, and Miss Marion 
Hanford. . Vi^ V ', ;^f '' 



shorter hours, beginning Sunday, thus | 
joining tbe scrhools which have eX'J 
tsnded winter vacations, and the street I 
railways which have reduced car serv- 
i !cp to save coal for New I'lngland ,edu- 
! cational institutions and the public j 
service continue to hear the brunt of 
drastic fuel economy measures, while 
the saloons and other less essential' 
places, operated for private profit, are 
still doing busines;^ the full number 
of hours. 

Fletcher Uann;/. chairman of (he 
Boston Licensing Boanl, notified the 
Mas,sachuselts Fuel Committee today 
that the board has asked all holders 
of liquor licenses in Boston to aid in 
the fuel conservation movement by 
curtailiitg li,«hting and heating. In 
a letter to the lic-nsecs, the board ex- 
plalUE that it takes this action at the 
request of the Fuel Administration. 
The Massachusetts Liquor League 
consequently has .'sent a message to 
dealers throughout t^e Common- 
wealth, adding that "this 'request' I 
must be absolutely carried ou! from 
this datp and its unanimous a-^prova! 
;will mean credit to all engaged in 
our business to'.vard a. situalion that 
we must meet by united action indell- 
nitely," 

The deci^^lor: to shorten the hours of 

the libraries, and couservfe their liiri- 

Ited fuel stocks, was reached at a 

jiu eting of the trustees of the Boston 

Public Library held on Friday. At 

the aamo time scboo! committees in 

i Biookline. Watertown and other 

iplaces agreed to postpone the opening 

fof the schools until ,Ian. 7, in c'om- 

pllanco with the inquest of .lames .1. 

1 Storrow. New Fngland Fuel A<lminis- 

ator. 

There has been no hesitation ahnut 
requesting the schools. Ithraries and 
railways lo take extreme measures 
for fuel economy. But otiicluls of the 
fuel administration, who appear reluc- 
tant to discuss this phase of the coal 
situation, have, in the meanlinie, an- 
nounced no definite plans toward re- 
questing the saloons and other busi- 
ness establishments to curtail their 
hours of businea.«. The only answer 
forthcoming in i espouse to the many 
comniii'iicalious which citizens have 
dii'ccted to the ,'if?icials, recomntend- 
Ing that such a step be taken in addi- 
tion to closing education institulions, 
is lh.1t some ariiionncement may be 
made later. 

When the question of keeping the 
; Bchools operi, in order that the chil- 
I dron may continue their I'ducatlon, or 
■ of curtailing the hours for drinking in 
thA paloons, is placed before offlcials 



and laymen, both almdnt, tnvarlnmy 
admit that there Is only one ai-swen 
namely that the schx.l^ ue s"-- 
preference. 
Tb" New Kngland fuel ,3horta!;e con- 

UlnVe; most critic., and f: ^!"!^Z\ 
went to Washington again FnV.. .nsm 
! to further discuss the siu.aUon with 
i federal offlcials. No coal receipts we.o 
reported at Boston Friday, althou:.h a 
small supply, about r.OOO >""«■ «« ""' 
thracite is soon to be «h;PP<'<i o Bos 
ton from the Pennsylvania m""-*; J"^ 
supplv available for the Bay atate 
Street Railway is so nearly exhausted, 
officials say, that reserve stocHs ha^e 
been drawn ipon. 

Fuel A.flmir.lstrctor Storrow has 

;been granted po.ver from Washington 

i to redistribute coal held at terminal 

01 "tailed en route, in order to supply 

sections of New England where the 

il situation is the most serious. 



I 



Schools Take Action 

Committees in Many Places Extend j 
Floliday Recess 

Many school commitiv^.. .aet yes- 
terdav' to lake action on the request 
of tlie fuel administrator for New 
Kngland. .lames .1. Storrow, that vaca- 
! tions must be prolonged to Jan. 7, and 
Uo far as has been learned at this 
rtime, most of them have ccmplied. In 
i| Boston it previoiialy had been decided 
i.i) Iciigtlp'n the varal^jn to that da.le, 
but the chairman of the School Com- 
,miltee, Josp))h Lee, sought an intor- 
|;View with .Mr. Storrow and David A. 
|! Kills. chailWuin of the Boston Coal 
I; Committee, with rrfertVicc to further 
11 action, iioth of these men being out 
i: of the city mo .slt'iatiou stiuids prac- 
Jtically as it did before, that the 
j schools win open on Jan. 7, the three 
i days of schooling omitted at this time' 
:!beinn adder! to the term in June. A 
f conference with Mr. Ellis set for Mou-( 
^lay may make some changes i:i the' 
I plan. .,- , 1 V<1 

j Sliould the BWtrf?« ■M'li^nih 'o'"| n as 
ja whole on Jan. 7 there are Koni* that- 
! Will necessarily remain closed unless 
' something is done to put coal in their 
bins, the hiisinoss agent, William T. 
: Keough, said this mornlnj?. Fifty of 
' the buildings, he said, have not a 
we<'!-;'s supply of coal and some of 
'them not enough to last, 4S hcur.s. 
There is coal In the city Ivjjt the ques- 
tion to be decided is, who shall havcf 
it? 

Special en'()rl will he made, it is 
■ijiideislood, lo carry all tlie Bosfoii 
.schools through lo the February va- 
cation. \V?iich takes place in the .ft-cck 
beginning" I^eh !". :• ii^.rlu;! 6t six' 
J weeks,' ; 

I In order to forestall any such con- J 
'tingency as closing of the schools the 
1 Massachusetts Board of Education I'fiS' 
ei.'deavorcd to keep itself cUhcIv in 
touch with the ("oal Admlr.istvatiou i:o 
carry out every recomniei, la.iori ■■.nn.' 
by the Administratni. i< 'jr-g;.. iast. 
Maich to siifegiinrd the schools from 
i'.n\ possible Cu.il shortage and took 
Initial steps to protect all New Eng. 
land schools fi-om a lo.ck of fuel. 



! CITY HAIL NOTES 



Building Commissioner O'Hearn 

foimd nfiw troubles on his fea'vis yp^- 
terilay throu.irh the goiiiK into effect o! 
•!■• new stable law, which renulres (u 
loaft two runways from weoond flodr^" 
of at;ibl<'3. Tli»r« Rr<-. upwarrt of 7fli"' 

.stables In Boston and only 10 ppr c*nr 
of those comply fvllly with tho li'w. 

|o'H«arn anil Klre frcvention C'iiinn\:''- 
sioner O'Kcefe haj a litMe tilt ri'ceiill .' 
over the interpretation of the law, ae' 



1 aiatributert by Chairnmn „ oi . mov. 

oJ the Park and Recreathjiat ^ "rl- 

jment/ An onlei— from Mayor *V-Xiv;,Y 
j yostoriliiy ::;f,„„ica Jjlllon that a pro- 
1 tracteii ccid spell i^ apt to cause the 

death of many birds and small auf- 

inala and Instriiotod b'm to locate tlie an^e men t'oi 
' srain a(. varlouT fceluded spots. 

Chairmnn l>lllon was also instructed 

to endeavor to interest the public In 

the matter in order tliat private citi- 
zens might scaiter food upon tlii .m-.ow. 

I^ast year slniliar action «a^ talien by 

the city, according to the inaytir. but 

there wa.'i small co-operation b>- tlie 

public. 



The mayor told Matthews that he \vlU 
not consider any proposition Inyolvlntt 
tho taking over of thi> Sl.tW.iWI sVHtem 
by the insuranre inter 'fits unlosB it is 
Kul>niitt<;d in \\iiti}ig and iiii.'ludejj a 
tentlon of tho vstem by the insur- 
.betanliai iieriod. I{ 
in rumored thai.: 15 jte'r cent, reduc- 
tio.i in rate."? may be granted it tho 
sy.-ileni is Installed ui)on ilic Kcncrous 
scale orijrjnailv pl.-innrd. 



V - tV - '-/ .7. 



eral stable owners havins built tlieir ,-,,___. r'^.,,^,- :„ •" 

additional runway on the outside o! Street Commissioner erennan 

the buildings, usins wood instead 'f^\,WRs yesterday re;i[>pointcd by Mayor 

iron. -HWurley and hi'; name sent fo the Civil 

O'Tlearn ruled that wooden runwH.siiCD'^ervice Oonimissiou for cunhrmation, 

«ro legal In.iide the stable, but that out- "Brennan Is considered to be one of tlie 

men clc^jest to Mayor Curley and hi.-! 
conflrmation Is exjiccted to ii;eet with 
no difficulty at the haiicis of the Civil 
Service Commission, as the present 
oonimissiou conllrmed him on his orig- 
inal appointment to succeed the late 
Salem U. Charles. 

The mayor ai.^o authorized the trans- 
fer of Patrolman .Tohn II. BohlluB of 
the Back Hay police station to the 
Health Depart nient, where he was pre- 
vlou.^lv stationiid. 



side runs must bo fireproof, and the 
owners were compelled to chttn!;e the 
ones installed. ^ 

Leap Year 'Vas Not a Success 

acoordinii to th« telephone girls ai o 
other eiisible.i of tho Rentier sex :••■ 
City Hall. Not a bachidor succunibci 
to the luro of matrimony durlns Ii'ap 
year, according to the otTirial statistic 
of the payroll, amonj; tho.sp whose sal 
ary is conspicuous in amount. Sucli 
bachelors as Standish Willcox. lloi.tn. 
Cuoiiuias'ooer Mahoney, Conn ilman 
Kenny nr.d Kfflcicnoy lixpert Swift are 
still sinslo, despite the fact that last 
year was the municipality's recgrd-' 
breaker as far as marrla«es were Con- 
cerned. 

The demure telephone Rirls at City 

Hall a year nso. vhcn they realized 

that it was leap year, made up a list 

of tlio most proniisingr bachelor? and 

{drew lots. But they are still single. 

! The Celebration of New Year 

j occurred for the flrst time yeKierday 
' in tho city's In.stitutlons, althouRh on 
a modest scale, due to ii combination of 
' shortrfl^e of ar-prGprlations and tiic fact 
!that Thanksgiving and Christmas l^ad 
been observed on a gctierous scale. At 
Deer Island a. flvc-plece orchestra en- 
tertained the prisoners, many of whom 
arc takln„ part in a -rlssU,, •» Tted by 
the clorgyman last Sunday* Li • yes- 
terday included Veef and all i ■■ vege- 
tables raised by the prisoners last sum- 
mer. 

At Ralnsford l»!.T.nd, tho Suffolk 
School for Hoys, had a special menu 
aril a hockey game was hold in th» 
aCloinoon on the big rink in the play- 
ground. At Long Island, nuts, fruit 
and candy were added to the regulai 
menu. 



Cin HALL NOTES 



MAYOR AITENDS 
iSSiON SERVICl 
AT D[[R ISl 




475 Prisoners Out of 56( 
Participate in Final 
Ceremonies.^^ 



J .^H -C "''iO 

CITY HALL NOTES 



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Secretary John Murphy Is 111 

pil lb.. Cily Hospital mid will not bo 
back at his desk for sevc.:al weeks at 
least. Shortly after lii.s return from 
tiie .Mexican border. Murphy had to sub- 
mit to an operation on his tonsils and 
it was supposed his trouble had been 
remedied. Ho returned to the hosp-lal 
hiiov however, complainiiig of imiji in 
his lungs, and it was thought at Hrst 
he haJ pneumonia. Kxainination re- 
vealed tliHt he WHS suffering from an 
abscess of the lung, which iiiilinarily 
would be a critical complication. 

.■\t r.ic hospital last evening it was 
stated that tho iiromit location 
troulile insured the 
gi-nial South Boston 



of 



A Bushe! of Christmas Cards 

arrived at City Ilall for Mayor Curley 
and ho has assigned Oecrotary Standish 
Willcox to spend the reniainder of tho for 
week scUnowIedglng each one. Cards 
from Smith America, Alaska, Mexico 
and California wore included In the 
list, and mary of the Krectlngs thlM 
year onmo an a. surprise tc the mayv,r. 



lar 
being 
oIliKr 
of the 



porter 



With Mayor Curley and his oldest Bori 
James present, the closing serviees of a 
week's mission at tlie House ot Corr«c- 
tion Deer Island, were held yesterday 
afternoon under picturesque conditions. 
Out of the oi» prisoiitrs In the Institu- 
tion, 475 participated In tho final service, 
75 of tiicm being non-Catholics, v,;ho had 
expressed a desire to take the pledge 
.administered by the Itov. James I. Ma- 
guire, S. J., to abstain from llQUor and 
ail criminal oilenses for one year. Fa- 
ther Maguire is well known In Boston, 
having been stationed at the Church o£ 
the Immaculate Conception, going from 
there to Kingston, Jam. At present he 1* 
a member of ttie mission band of Phlla- 
d"lphia, coming here especially to give 
tlio Deer Island mission. 
During the week tho services have 
consisted of a mission mass at 8 A. M., 
followed by a .short Instruction and a 
Btrvlce at 4 P. M., consisting of an In- 
struction, rosary, sermon and bencdfc- 
tlon of the most blessed parrament. The 
Clival mass was celebrated yesterday 
moiiilng at 7.30, with Mrs. H. J. Quinc, 
i„ 1 assi.'tant organist at St. Margarsf B 
I Church, Dorchester, presiding at tha 
organ. The Cathedral quartet, con- 
sisting ot I'io De I.uca, Health Com- 
lal missicner Francis X. Mahoney, EUa Mo- 
' V. I l.aughlin and Mme. Christina Gilbralth 
hut ' sang several solos. John Hlggina o£ 
ot ! Kast Boston, a olorkat the institution, 
served at llie mass. 

"It was a picturesque and convlnc- 
I ing service," the mayor commented 
last evening after witnessing the final 
service yesterday afternoon. "It touched 
nie to the heart. There were Vrotest- 
ants and Hebrews among thoso 475 men 
who raised their hands and pledged 
thoni.selves to lead a better Ufo and to 
abstain from liquor. They were uU sin- 
cere and Impress* 1. Many ot them 
would pro'.iably never have reached jull 
had rcligin reached th.cn: so simply 
and so convincingly as !t has in thl« 
week 3 mission at Deer Island. There 
J, hope for those unfortunates Just 
sterday and had a ^i,p,.c |, for any man who at last real« 
Willi Mayor Curley j^os that there Is a God and lives •»• 



recovery or the 
ecretary, who is 
Mayor Curleys right hand man in set- 
tling the minor liudget problems that 
are not submitted to Cummls&loner Car- 

A "Bi^ J<rry Watson Banquet" 

is being planned for baneuil Hall 
about two weeks in honor of his recent ! 
election to the city Council as an "anti- | 
Coo-Uoo" candidate, it wiis reported ! 
at City Hall yesterday. Tb^ ,iri 
i.hiiis are said to have been for 
n plate affair at the Copley-Plaza 
this was abandoned because scores 
witson'B fiiends wanted to attend but 
did not feel that thw could afford to 
s'jcr.d j:> (o!- a meal. 

Inasinui-li as Watson has always been 
the "common people's candidate." it 
has been decided to iilan the lianquet 
Fanciiii Hill' •'' 5' '"^ " plate. So 
as can be found out, the alTair is 
arranged by scmie Hostoiiian 
than President Henry !•:. Hagan 
City Cnunril, although this 
statement is made by tiie Citv Hall re- 
subject to verllicatloii. 



as they wer« from people who have 

been politically opposed to him and whoi p,,rmerMaVOr Nathan M?tthews 

have ignored him at previous Christ- ^""'"^ ■' . , , ,„, , 

mases. 'visited City nM "' "' 

I'^orraer Mayor Thomaa N. Hart short conference 
dropped into City Hall miring the fora- ' on the high pressure que.'.Uon. .Matthews pordlngly.' 
noon to pay hU personal respects to ' represented ii> a legal <vipacity the \A ii- According to Master James H. Burk^ 

Xnm A Mul'cr Cortioralioii, iisur.ince j ^,,^ average number ot confesaionij 

underwriters, and at the < 
itlie conferen.-e the mayor 

that a hearing wi'd be ^bU» in his oftioe 

a woolc -roni Monday for a datajled 



thn mwynr_ h'jt the latter was not 
so he left him a New Year's card, 

Grain for the Starving Birds 



I heard and holy communion given h««- 

announced ^,^„ ,qo prisoners a day, and that ont? 

So out of Wi had failed to sxprens v»t«, 

untarjiy a -wish to participate in thai 



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fflZGfclllLBW 

PROVE TO BEelO 
FAClMfiiT 

Belief That He Holds Bal- 
ance of Power in Mayoral 
Contest Is Growing. 



MAY EVEN BE 

A CANDIDATE 



If Not, May Support Kenny 
if Curley Remains in 
^^ the Fight. ^ 



■Mayor Curlay has ni9.i)e the ftsnertion 
to frlsndB wlthtn a week that the Good 
Oovemment Association is on the verge 
at internal disruption throusrh a squab- 
ble between the factions friendly to 
Charles Innea and Edmund Billings and 
through another squabble by a faction 
that was on^red by the dictatorial 
mathod.-i adopted by the O. O. A. to- 
ward CounoIImen Kenny and Bailan- 
, tyne when the latter voted the way 
i they thought was right Instead of the 
I way they were asked to vote by two 
I'or three prominent reformers. 

Strong Reformers 
The two «troDgest,,candiJaiea repre- 
senting the general rpform element 
throughout the city seem to be Edmund j 
BilHngs and Councilman Thomas J. 
Kenny at present. i3illingr8 is one of | 
the original workers of the Good Gov- ! 
emment A^.'jociation, and as collpcior ! 
of the port holds the mo.st covptod I 
Tedera! appointment in New lOnglanrl. ' 
Kenny ia far stronger today than when : 
he wai. defeated hy Mayor Curley a.s ■ 
h« has broadened out. lo.st much of' his 
unpopular rc.-<ervc and has proved to he 
so liberal in his attitude toward city 
empioyea and salary outtinf,- .hat 'le 
angered the Good Government Associ.-i- 
tion Ici^der? who have been trvinR to 
force hmi to swing onto the Storrow 



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By L. W. libUy 

The belief that former Mayor John 
F. Fitagerald holds the balance of 
political power in his grasp in Bos- 
ton, and will prove the deciding fac- 
tor in the election of the next mayor 
of Boston, is growing steadily at 
City Hall. 



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J An ~ if 

^ayor Curley and the Fin. Com 

ETVcfd on something yesterday folio ro- 
Ttc 1 private conference in ids- office, 
'iio mayor agreed \,o iiavy all his de- 
artrront hcadn s^ubrnil all data, and in- 
irraation concfrnins th^ liilT approprla- 
on bill to the Finance Commls.'Jlon 
The famou.'( li.st of a score of mayoral pon request. The Fin. Com. in return 



po.oslbilitles known in political circles 
as "The Tentative Twenty" !? •iroady 
being annlyrn.'i rriti'-ally by both the 
reform and the gang elements, in an- 
ticipation of getting onto the band 
wagon early, and yet safely, 

"The Tentative Twenty," compiled 
from the list.>i of the opposing tactions, 
is surprisingly con.slstent, although some 
of the political prophets have gathered 



L'cd to ,';iibmit lis fln(ling.s and advico 
1 the mayor an .<50on a'j possible, in.'dc.'i^l 
r toiiowing last year's ,-, jlicy or sub- 
litunif It to the City Council at a. tirao 
o lata as to make it impossible for a 
>aily comprohenHive analysts. 
Chairman Murphy of the Finance 
)ommiKtio.'i told the mayor that his 
omiinssion has long ■wanted to co- 
perate with 'li n and that It welcomes 
is invitation to join him In tfce budget 
irepai'athm. : 



together such a stupendous list of possl 

Mlltlc^ inciudinK many hopeless dark Building Commissioner O'Heam 

horses, tli.it before long the expression " 

may have to be changed from "The "brnitled a report to the mayor yester- 

Tontative Twenty" to "The Figurative iJiy dealing with the attempts at 

Forty." vasion of the iaw by certntn arcliltecta 

,,_,, T . »• T J '! •^''"' rcflerence to the orection of as- 

Itie lentative Iwenty icmbly lialls for sub.sequent convor.>3lon 

The most commonly a:cepted list Is .„to halls for theatrica! performances. 

ilic following 



,Iames J. Storrow. 
James M. Curley. 
Thomas .1. Kenny, 
John F. Fitzgerald. 
Edmund Billings. 
Daniel J. McDonn.UV 
Geor-^^ jrfolden Tinkham. 
.lames A. Gallivan. 
Peter T. Taguc. 
Stephen O'Mcara. 
Judge Edward L. T.ogan. 
Judge Michael J. Murray. 
Andrew 3. Petero, 
Patrick O'Hearn. 
Charles H. Colo. 
Frederick W. Mansfield 
WiUUm F. Murray. 
John Lee, 

George W. Coleman. 
John A. Kellher. 



lie declares that tiie law reipitrcs 
.■jfrlctly finit-cla.s.'! construction in bul.'ri- 
lni;s whore there is a hall equipped with 
sccncr.v, footligchts and other tlu-atrlcai 
nppurtcnnncCH. Tlic law docs net re-, 
quire this tyric of huildluh' when the 
hall is UKCd for as.semblle.H. 

According In Mayor Ciiilcy, certain 
architscts have boon con.sti iicting hallM 
In buildings under the convenient as- 
.'lembly hall piovlKion and then attcmpt- 
in«- to con'-e'l them inin halls for thoat- 
rieal pcrforiuauces later on. 



There Will Be 30 Conventions 

m Hnston next ,'i immer. ncennllnp to 
the prcrlictiiin of Maym Curley, and lift 
.sent letters to the local theatrical man 
M^icerK. asking them to con.slder th" 
p.-acili aliillty of bavin;?: .several lii' ■! - 
liatis sliow.s rvmning hero dnrhie I lie. 
Although the names .jf Mayor Curley ,1,^1^^,^^^ ,|p ;,ninte,l out that l!ie h.-uil;- 
and Councilman ntorrow are the two,,,., _.,(. ,j„..,t,,,n at;iced yesterday In rai.<o 
most generally mentioned as being the^i^^^ f^^ jj^q \.\\\i„; conveniion, aid tliat, 
logical candidate* at the two '"'"""'"'jiiiis cnnvenlion, to.t;ether with tlie (j. a! 
there l» a surprising canviodon amongju eiieampmcnt and the Inlornalional 
those who have studied the '»ltu«"'on|;.|^|,j.,j,^y„|,,n.a Assoelition. will prirhauiy 
exhaustively that both would P''<'^>ably|jj.j|,p upward ot v<\im visit. ira fr. Hos- 
be aefeated fit the polls it Former Mayor^^j during tli 3 .suinmer mo.itlis, h, addi- 
ritBgor*".^ either came out pernonalli'ji^,., ,g jj,'o tbiui aTid.s tn-ougbt by the Zl 
as » conUSisnt or backoa some othcij,j,|0j, conventions ot less Importanoc, 



Y IMt ijytK 



WATER 8YSIEM 



Only Way Insurance Men 

Will Get Style They 

Want, Says Rourke. 

OFFERS PROTECTION 
TO A SMALL AREA 

Mayor Curley Is Willing to 
Be Shown Before Fa- 



,,<>^!r"» T"' 



1 w a .^ a • 



The only way the inBuranee Interests 
of Bo»ton win over got the costly va- 
riety of high-pressure water pipe sys- 
tem for fire protection they demand is 
to take charge of tlio $1,000,000 project 
ncrsonally and maintain it as a i>riTRte 
propo^ltion, according to Efflcien^.y En- 
sineer Joseph Rourke, in charge ot th» 
installation of the system for the city. 

The rumor was current in Insurance 
•dt-cles yesterday that the underwriters 
a 10 serioutiiy considering a plan tor as- 

uming control of the hlgh-pressura sys- 
leni and completing the installation of 
I he pipinB and the construction of a 
lumping station at their own expense, 
in order to got the type 01 fire protec- 
lion they have soiiglit from the outset. 

Protects Small Area 
■■'I'lns high-pre.ssure system offers pro- 
tection to a small area In the very 
leart ot the city," EnKirleer Rourke 
aid yesterday at City Jlall. "And the 
i-xpense is being borui! by (he suburban 
districts as well a.s those who aie di- 
rectly benefited. 1 would not offer the 
slightest ftbjoction to any prorosttion by 
the insurancu interests to maintain the 
systom themselves and thus relieve the 
• ity of the complex burden, Tha Pro- 
i«ctiv9 Uopartment. which 13 an insur- 
ance auxiliary of the FIro Department, 
IS maintained in this manner ,und cuts 
down tire losses fiom wat^i- damage to 
.1 great *KtB,nt." 

Mayor Curley, who learned of the pre- 
lect considered by some of the ineuiv 
a,nco men yesterday, said that at pres- 
ent ho does not favor the transfer of au- 
Uiority and expense from the city to 
the underwriters, but added that this 
"Pinion Is not final. "I am open i.o r»a. 
s<jn and would like to s,-,o the pronosi 
I Inn submitted o!!.:aiiy in wriUng," he 
•aid. "Ofr-hand. however. I think the 
■Ity should compl. lo tho project taat It 
.started several years ago, during thai 
.administration of my predecessor," ' 

i No Official Action 

'•'. E. Cabot, secretary of tha local fire 
underwritera, admitted yesterday that 
the project had b«> ,n mentioned to him 
by an insurance man, but denied that 
any ofnoial action had been taken by 
bin ornranizatlon. ' 



"msmmmm 



HH 



9 



HAGAN WILLlPdi 
TOKlCKWATSONi 
OUTOFWiNDOW 

Councllman-Eiect Denies Coun- 
cil Head Can Do It and Offers 



I of this personal anirf. And II you hci 
ij personal aKaln with mo I will klcK the 

y Htufl'infia out of vou or throw yoii 
through the window." 

llagan and Watson ngreo that at this 

I point W.'itson replied: "You can't do 

ji it, Heriiy." A bvstn.nder, howover, de- 

t clarr'S that "Wntson's reply woh; "I'ou 

I'liuliln'l lick nis with a bung starter. 

Whatever was thft reply, however, 
John V. never, clerk of lOnnnlttees. j 
entered into tho dispute, lie informed, 
both men that hit, otnce vciis no place 
for verbal or fi.^tlc encounter.s iind he 
reminded Wat-son that the inauKuratlon 
Is still nearly h. month awny and that 
W'Hi^rin i.s not .vet ;i city oouneUmau. 
_. , , _ !■• fv "•^'- this," said Haunn, teilins the 

to rignt boon as mS oOre story later, "Wmson lammed Into De- 

Hand Gets Wsli -Incidentally 
There Was a Hearing on 
Traffic Rules. 



mit Cars in Shopping District 
,f\tter b;3U P. M. 



("ity r-tiuiiellmeii ptif iHononiy he- 
'ore vaiiiiv yPKli^nia> iiinl K.-iv.d on 
ilieil' .'iwii. r'xpwnsP^ for (mm in-num 
..var the startliiicly lar;;'- ■■•■'i "I' 

I'he p;re.-iter rarl ef thll' .HUin. in I'MCt. 

1 )on -- ... . , 

Ins the riibli>:atlos.of the titv.al !eath«t'-'i 
bound ioiumef eontaining th* orations 
di,llve>^ed b-i- the inembPK" on tlie diw ot 
out^oini? councU'.' last meettng. | 



of $1!>", wa.''- cliniin-ated, on tliE.HW-i 
n of President llac?!). i,y'' discontlnii- ]* 



;er and they had It hot and heavy for ( .^.,jj„,j ^^.j,, ^^7 ,„ t.^o wccl.s. The rc?.l ot 



President Hagan oi tho city counpll 
antl Councilman-eleot James A. Wat- 
son scattered somo angry words 
iironnn luy iTa'i"i jt "str.c'.r.y. "rA ?. 
most, htit not quite, came to blows. 

In fact, tho feelinB bel«een them !.s so 
lnten.se that Hagan Is wllllns to "kick 
tho PlufflnB.i" oi:t of Watson and 
"throw him out the window" the next 
time Watson inakea personal oral at- 
tpr'.-" iir.r.;, iiitr.. .''■nd Watson says (hat 
In two weeks he will willingly eiiKaRe 
Ha.!.an In peisonal cor.tlict behind lO'.Ued 
doors of the I'lty council chamber and 
will be s.itlsrtert to have tho best man 
hinlock the door and announce hlinselt 
hs vi.-tor. 

Tho tronbia between them hecian at a 
(learinB of the street commissioners on 

j^,^ p-^.^PQ„jf)o,i of cnntlnulnc: the Wash 
traffic regulations 



few minutes. I saw tlist "VN'atson 
had lost his head, so I stojiped Ujlkirs. 
I'.ut when AVatson got through arguing 
with Dover, ho talked otit of tho room. 
On tho way ho held up his bandaged 
right hand, snd said: 'That hand w-ill 
liO all right In two we,-ks. In two 
weeks I will bo ro.idy then to fight 
yui." T tola him we hnjl better wait 
f(U' the two weeks to i.-'ame." 



tho raving wa.i In reducing from $;:Si> to 
%\j1 the estimated cxpen.5e, of praip 
Vlotosrrapb.'i of vh'' members. 

\\ hlle tbe . ouncll waii di.scus.sin.q; Its 
,,:vn economies, I'resldenv. ITasan's type 
of beautv onterefl Into tlie argument 
He .?aid that, fi save mon-"v on the 
group photograph, ho would be wilHuB 
to have his phture eliminated. in.<<smu''h 
a.s he was modest over his beauty. 

c ■oiincilninn roieman immediately chaT- 
lenged Ilagans modPsly and reminded 

him that hi.-! >•'<='"""•. '^ ,"','v'';v.„;',".' 
municipal re«i.si.er, uT .rV.'.ch *."'"-- 
been printed 

a in that bcol- 

room of the council, with Hagan and \ey"'-""^—- 
have it out with him there. When it Is ■'=i 
over the best man can unlock the door 
and walk out." 
When AA'atson's nnessnge was oon- 



■ Question of Goa'; Getting, ' 

Later. In the corrkl.or outsldo Mayor 

urtey s Oiljce, V*'... ^uu vi..-.U.^ hl":""^^ 

saying, during the near-encounter: 



nial 
iiids 



■■{ will be ready in two week.-( to go into l"f copie." ha-ve been print 
the council chair »cr, or the president's , "M> '''^■■•<" n"" » "PP™'': 
room of tho council, with Hagan and |e^elalmed I ac.-in, Rl^ 



that ! 



veyed to Hagan he simply said; "My 
answer to that is that 1 liiivo a reputji- 
(Jon to sustiiin. I must pick my com- 
I'-iiiy." • , 

i:\' chance tho two again met later In 
the day in a corii<lor of I'lly Hall. A 
scoro of politicians gathered arouno 
tb'^m ''x»>oeiinR: to p-"^ a fiKt tight. "Wat- 



thc 



udty 
Washington Street Cars. 

■ih.- oilier prin- Ipal iv:.«mess of 
meeting was the. pas.«age of an order tc 
allow the street car.-' to run in tho»?.hop- 
piUK sertlon of WijKhiniSton street a.Ctci 
■■,»•> at night, instead of keeping then 
off ..0111 'y..f<. a-'^ provide.1 In the ceun- 
ells original order. Tho change will b. 
made either today or tomorrow, ac 
onr •■' lidwai-d Dan.a, traftlc super 



I-?," 



however, said innocently to Hagan, ijni-mleni of the ISoston 

was winiiing to tho others '.n|p,„,, . .»vho Hpper,red ocfoTe Ih 



;ievated coin 

oounci 

Iman Kenny. 



after tho hearing had SL.i.rted, and as 
soon as possible delivered an a.iidrcss 
on tho advlsiibillty ot restoring the 
street cai-a to Washington street. 

the Councilman, i 



Accuses 

In the course of his remarks, 'Watson 
mentioned casually thnt tho ,-hnmhtr 
of commerce Is comprised of "absent 
tenants" whose only Interest "is in the 
dollar.'' roinllng to Hagan, ho de- 
clared; "The president of the city cotin- 
cil is a member of the chamber of com- 
merce and ho bows to every will and 
request of the chamber. The people of 
Iln.ston are not properly riuuesented by 
this city council, an<l we h.-ive_ not got 
popular government In Hoston." 

Hagan chewed nervously on tho end 
ot an unllghted cigar, but mado no 
reply, lie explained after 'ho hearing 
that ho did not feel that the heiuln:; 
should bo interrupted by a personal dis- 
puto between him and Watson. 
" '.lerry.' " he said, "made a red hot iio- 
Utlcal .speech and wouti 1 up with nu at- 
tack on me. I gritted my teeth but .said 
nothing. As a matter of fact, I have 
fought those chamber of commerce fel- 
lows more, than AVatsnn knows of." 

When \V!;tson (Inlsbed talking he left 
the hearing and went to the ante room 
of the oily council, where ,lohn V. Deer 
has hl.H (ifflies. Hagan remained iintM 
tho he.aiing was o'-'>r. Thm he, too, 
went to the council ante room. 

"Well, Henry," Wat.'5on greeted Hagan 
at thi.s second meeting, "what did you 
think of tho hearing?" 

To which "Henry" replied, "t think 
you mado a. d-, — fool of jourself. Ail 
the '.'onom that's in you camo out." 

Watson seemed to ob.lect to (hla and 
rehearsed for tho benefit of those In the 
-nnin nearly nil ho had said about 
Hagiiu before the street comniiasiono! .s. 

..v-„vi-. 'Jerry,' " Interrupted Hagan, 
ye iiai,fiafiueh.. 



s:iid that the thons 



ngton street 

have heon In effect during tho rhrlst- "''J' ' , 

mas season. Hagan, at the, invitation '"" ''"O"' =>■' "i<-' 'i'"'' I "'•''s talking. at the i etiuest ot ( oun . „.,i i„ 

of tho commissioner.'!, .sat at Iheir table Hagan replied that Watson was not m ,.. Kenny said that from pei scn.^1 in 
during tho hearing. Wafion walked in Joking at .all. "You were serioua about j vps,ipal ion lo- fotind hlllo or ibi ira. i 

It,'' he said. "I tried to get your goat ' ,.„|,nf.«t_i,,r, or. Washington '^Lriei ii. in 
and I did get a rise out of you." ohr,r,r,b,'_' sci'tinn between :.:3'i ar.d l)..l 

Then they i"u toil and they have not 
.1 since— at least the hospitals have 
It entered either ot thcra on their 
ilists. 

Watson had also Incurred the Irs ot 
former rresldcjit Louis K. t-lggett ot 
tho Chamber of Commerce, while talk- 
ing before the street commissioners. He 
declared that Uggett "Is biased In favor 
of the doll.ir." 

Liggett repMed that "any reference to" twin 
this being a personal Interest for tne 
sake of tho noil.ar is a falsehood." 
The Hearing Itself. 
Wntson took up a greater part n! 
tho two hour hearing. Long speeches 
ag.ilnst tho new phni.'! were also mado 
by Raymond P. Delano of Dorchester, 
a id John J. Toomey of South Boston. 



shopv'hi" sci'tinn 

in tlu^ evening. He , , . 

auds of r-TSons working in departmen 
sl.u-ps should be allowed the use of th< 
Washington streetcars, iuasniuch as. It 
hi.-^ CJ'inion, such u.se would nvt Inter- 
r.uM V,itu tiafClc. 

This change will not affect the street 

cnimissioners' ..r<lcr whi Ti permlU 

vehicular traff-c to go oulv In a north- 

erl\ dlreclioi. on Washington street bfl- 

EsseK tinil 1-Yanklln .'^Ireets from 



A. M. to |-.:.10 r. M. 
South Boston Transfers. 

in.ilman K'-nui' .'il^" seriirid from 

Dana a oronils.- that 

ad'Utional trausf.r f:i 
oiovi(i-d at 1! street a 
Mr. Kenny ex|,laln"d 



111::'." 



.Ml-, 
day 



li..giiiniufr to- 
-ili'ties will be 

anil Droailv.ay. 

that ijuier the 



^jMrnnkitm 



turn 



COUNCILMEN 
PUT VANITY 
BEHIND THEiy^i 

Save Money by Discontinuing 
Publication of Swan Songs 
and by Reducing Cost of 
Group Pliotojraphs-£ro Per- 



system now in effect a person taking a 

car at the South station for the purpose 

lot going into nuy p.irr oi t^cr.ili j;...-,t>..ii 

would have to transfer at Broadway and 

Dorchester av^r.'ac, Mo.4 >-t' tbo ,'iouth 
Boston' oars, he ahowed, enter t'outli 
!-3o&ton h.\' way of Dover street nn.t ilo 
not pass the transfer point. Conso- 
quenuy, T' '""'I"" have to wnit for tho 
limited .-'crvice cars entering South Bos- 
ton over the llroadway e-.tcnsion brld,>je ' 
rndor the new sy.'tcni, per.sons may 
lido to B street and r.roadnay. re<c!v : 
iirinsfers there, wall, to C slrc-t ami 
Ihcie wall for cars that enter the I'.ii— 
iilct by way of Dover .s(reeL an "vU on 
li 1.111 liro.-idwiiy eNt.-iisloii. 



m^'VUW. MAYOR'S CAIE 






til. 



M 



,"i:-aUon '.vith tin- assi^lan 



W: 



says lie 
■.s (iaiu 
Wn-<-* lie i« 
a lund cor- 
> <)£ ^^(lyo^ 
Civlcy, de.pHothefactt^.athoco1^■ 
tlnue«tovisitCityHaUamo.taa^• 
The former ReprosciilnUve Kn ^s 
.,^.^, 5^^, ,.„- .^^„y corporation allin-i 

tioiis. 

How ions the promised B""*!,'^' ': 
i„K and co-operation oei;.V|'en M.^ 

Curley and t!ie F'"^"^^''';'^^"™^ is 
«ion will last is the 'l"^-'^^"'" , :,^' :', 
interesting,' city Heads ^nd^oi is • 
CitV Hall. There is uo douU. tl 
C-ilv Council and ISlayor hope a ^^ | 
I continue until the ml -^i^^ 
budget is compleieu and put m t^' • 

SuVf sf-d the 



„ that bin jn«;an^p.;w;c^^ 

' invention 



to 



I;- .. ^^";:r" he- I>e.1-aurc. .o,n 
:o;::nent->neninpuV,,lcmein ; 

'r-'V,;'^A'''re~::i'°];j:;^«^ 
i;::^B:;«t^n i^i-'^ivai -ou.-. -■-" 

ins to" currmt ,,-uinorH. t fj 

Oily XI all J* l/'i"'*'"*; '^ 
for 11 seCon.V time 






j^,.. ., 1,,, hjiu iipcn ciovot- 

ins 'the Kr^at^i-'part of the last weeK 

oNle preparation ot his "'^^'S-^ 
address to t,e delivered Monday I- 
Iho tinishiUB touelus on t he man 
«.npt, yesterday and «»'"* "^ * ^ .'^'i 
,:i1vprmter. Ho wlU now dev>. e 
,.,v aft. moon exclusively to iUc 

preparation of tlie IIMT budgci. 



- y-;rdeX;^ ti^'s^>-.-,i: 



valor 
turn 



vas sent bacK 



Mayor Ouf l|y ti"i= ■^'"''1 ""= t^^'f'"'''^ 
v^d.#h#,use^£t,re funeral >,e.;- 

^iees fo ' thrt-alher ot Standise. A . 
Iox%vdio was burniod in Fairhayei 
ve^te«lav. The Mayor left Uos on a,t 
'.'f,rnndatthetxnehcyouldhnve 

<rone' to the State. House n itie i-- 

ineral services h.'d not Preyented 

m from attending. He -did not ' 

turn to City Hall last n.gh Yesl^ 
! day «-is V.ii' first O.ovcrnor s ir auMi 
1 ral he has iui.i,«l in a r.nmber of 
j years. 



j.;,,m„.ut. The name Ji~~ _ 

-^^\ :;;;^"""'t" clnnndsLn s. 
;;:;^\::;;" d!is ^ which to conhm, or 
vojcct the appointment. 



It 



oC the Ml 
Avliose 



".rack" Murphy, oiic 
as.sistant secretaric:- , 

:„r. from an abscess ot his 
..l.so i.s slov.iy improving at hiKjio. 

It is feared, however, liiai- " ' 

„poration will be necessary aa 

af; His slrenr-tli returns. 



yor :; 
nose 



bins 
ni''- 



SOI 



Among thos.3 ^^'l'" '-^'^'."'^'l. '^,,;- 
'l waidhugton «t. car hearmr; bofo 
the Street Commissioners Wednesday 
las Charles ,f. Rich, tlie thentne 1 
1 manager, who n.-otested v^-s -^ 
I against having uo- .-.aitet -ara n i 
' pe^^arTTntly of£ , t Washington st, 
Rich denounced t.ie present arran,,- 
„Ct ns the mosf ■■asiuine" 1h tag he 
eye- heard of. Te said that theati- 
i patrons .vhowi.-,ed to alt.nd man^ 
;neo pcrfornmncis are he ng put -' 
^gieat inconvenience because of it. 



Counclllor-elcet James -.A. ".h 
V.-alKon's IroKen Avrist is report. 

',;" nieii.aiig rapidly. 



AT THE MAYOR'S CATt 

" Mayor Curley do.'S not '"•'i""'^,;' 
living men being honored by us^n 
Ibeiriiam.^sforpublic^treets snuarn 

narks or anything el. That is why 
1,,^ is imdecid.a! concerning the iiaiir 
biu: ot the publi.' park Lo 00 hici^ e^ 
in r.oston's w.irsl slum 'Irstiict 
bounded by 3tilinian, Salem, KndicoU 
and Cross sts. A friend sviggescl 
,l,at he us(, his ..wn name a|id c 1. 
i, curley park or .situarc, but the 
Abtvor annoimced that the rue als , 
applied to himself, and that a! goo.l 
men lire liable to err before d.atU. 



I Tom Cotff}-,' susp.'iuled ci. 
I sup.rb.itendciit, wh.i is d.aiig i' 
at the Howard tliis ^ve.-U. re.-.-iy.Ml ■ 

i„ay..lling hag .■'■'■*'^<-' ''^„..^ ^ 
ll„, ,)i-alr.' by a dol-gatmi 
,„: n-i.n.is. The passing oC the ha. 
,li,i ii..t meet Willi rapi.l respon.se o.i 
Uie part of the elevator operaooi-.-J in 
Citv Hall Annex, wiio lirst wani.. 
to know wh.dher or not Toiu v.uild 
bo reinstat.al in his oh! job. .i ques- 
tion that cann.il be aiiswered. 

Final d. 'tails I... reliriug Ihe old 
Ctv Council this no.m, the m- 
.omiiig of the new Council and tlie 
May.n-'s inaugural addres.s Monday 
ar,-' being completed. The luncheon 
bv liie .Mayor to the old City Council 
„iii b.; given in the Parker House at 
1 '0 and Ihe luncheon to tlio n.'W 
('■,,uii, il Monday will be given in the 
City Cliil) at the same hour. 

Aeiiiig uiion the Mayor's expecta- 
U..11S of a. rec-ul crowd at ihe inau- 
•.uval Mon.day, every available small 
straight-back chair in City Hall and 
the Annex is being rouuded up and 
placed in the old Aldermanic Cham- 
brr Using this type ot chair and 
the seltees there now, it will be pos- 
sible to seat about 500 persons, but 
')rs.'5 than too ebaii.s have "O f-ir been 
located and there ia still room i.'r 
•inetn'r 100 among the settees, it 
may be necessary to hire 100. or more 
chairs for the occasion. 



.r1 10 



xnf^MAlfOR'SGATE 

ilthongh May.n- tlurlcy declined 
esttrd.y to make any irvunent on 
he disposition of the charges oC 
petty graft against "Tom" Coffey, 
superintendent ot clovators in the 
City Hull Annex. It was learn, d on 
excellent authority that !..■ will be 
transferred today or tomorrow to an- 
other position. Kupt. Kneoland of the 
J'libli.: nulldings .Oept. sai.i when li.^ 
took office recently that he ought to 
bo irnnsfernid to New Hampshire, 
but such a move is hardly possihh.- 
as the city does not operate in that 
part' of the couiilry. 

Dc.'iiito the protestalions of bi- 
physician. "ho aimoun.'ed a few days 
ago tiiat ho must liavo Ills tonsils 
removed next week, .Mayor Curbw 
.lelivcrcd an address at one ot Ha: 
do/oii tdacos he visiteil during tlc' 
,.vpnii:«. Tlie, only place he sp'.ke 
was at. tlie r^opley-I'laza Ho'ei before 
' tho associate nipmbers of tho Xiiitii 
riepim^nl. It yvaa a bu.'.iy cvemng, 
as he started out on bis tour t-ar!>- 
-lid did not complete bis visits until 
■ifler miduiKl.l. He t.;ok a. new 
plcd.ge today to refrain from ■further 
pubiic speaking until after the oper- 
ation 



The me.ting of the City Council 
this; afternoon is the la^t business 
meeting of the present body, altli.. i„.. 
,.„.v will meet for tlie -closing fia- 
inn s" no!Ct Saturday afternoon, att.r 
whicii they will be honor 
ouet given bV May.ir 
.ew Coun.il will be sworn into ofli.- 

„Hl M.m.lay, and after the ormal 
„„:,„jng of the .session they wi 1 im- 
„',,,,li,„,ay adiouru and accevt the 
Mayor's invilatLni to anothe? l),an- 



.ernooii, an. 1 wrni-.T-»Tit-'T» 

.„, by a bail- . t, j^ WORK STOPPl^U 

"'"•'^^'- ''"'"^ ON PONTIAC ST. 




:;urley says tlia(,'the ciiy 



A b.-ari,ig ^.ilI h" held Tu.-sdai 
.uan.lamiis proee.dings ir. th< 
V.reine Court 
and nic^nbci- 



Mrfyo/ Chi"! . , ,, 
must pay $7,'.no or .so for tin 
Itiiul of a purchasing agent 
of the pres.Mit salary of .udy 
It is rumored tliat '^ '" '" 



in 



riglil 
st.a.l 
s;:!ei)0. 

to iil- 



,luee an expert In this line of work 
lo accent the jo'), a'hl that be is hav- 
ing trouble in inducing an "outside 
man to come in because the Mayor 
cannot guarantee that the City Coun- 
cil will agree to .shell a boost m .-..ib 
•xiv On the other hand if he makes 
k shift within the ranks he will create 
anolher opportunity to 111! anotlier 
vacancy. 



As Mayor Curleys atlaek" of toii- 
silitis is gra.lually disappearing be 
lias failed to keep his promise with 
I,;,, puvsician to submii to an opera- 
tion the early part of thin ■.veek. 3Io 
.■■ivs be is t',"-< 1 i: -:' 'or operations at 
(his season of 'he yoac. 



on 
Wu- 
iisl IVIayor Curley 
„,,-s .If the Street Commis- 
sion ofHob- by F. K. McCarthy 
^ 1 , < in-isio'i triistees of 

a'"' bv^'^^CarlU, an old Uoxbury , 
•lunolhy f'^'=\:; -'^^tt considerable 

;;;;;;;::^-T;c;oceecliug.eekstohayo! 

r';"p..mle:itsdiscoutimi,.workon 

•■•''''^-./iber^wH^';^,";;^, 

i;Si;;'ihru.sta,..raiidmaUeim- 

'"'■;;';:;';;;"!" had prop.:rty on Ti-emoiit 
",,,,1 slarled a private way known 
a/M.'Garthy Pk I'o.dlac st. wa.s 
l,ia out and it is clam..-,l thai !.,■ 
. ,a.lbe,l 'of f-htiac st. was Ingh. 
ban >'c(!'arthy pl. ■•■ul rock and 
'" . ...- ....ill f. have been Ihrowil 
jjranite ai.^ .-"i"' ' ■' 
o;i McCartby'K land. 



si. 



I 






• 



I Mayor Ciirlr'j- li;is sliowii his ap- 
ln'i'iialioii di' ;i movomont of groat 

Hiii-it, ))y n/licilillv OTuUir^iiif tlu^ 

'■•impaiKu apainst rats conducted by 
ili<! Women's I\liiiiicii)al League. 
'J'hc oxtcnnination of the T)<?st is a 
liml)l(>m which sliouM interest all 
piihlic-HiiirRod men and women, and 
one of vital inioortanco in its rela- 
tion to tlie healtli of the community. 
,r'in lii.'rniore, the cost nf^ho cam- 
paign is infinilesinially small as 
compared to the cost tiiat would 
accomi)aiiy a single case of luilionic 
plague ai tijis )ir!:'t. 'I'he loss to 
business and coniiiKMe \i\ a few 
days' quarantine would ja\- for 
several rat extermination cam- 
paigns. 'I'lie cpiestion of ex;)ense 
should not niter into tlie ease ex- 
ciMi! ,'is riccessary to vote rerpiisito 
funds. I!ats, aa well as flies, aro 
filthy and carry disease of every 
Kiiiil. 'I'licy are expensive, should 
■icvej- !>f- tolerated, can and sliould 
lie banished. p;veryono can and 
sliould helfi. Various methods cif 
ertermination aro ^.tective and ad- 
visable as conditions ronuiie. \ 
preventive measure of fliis.In'nd is 
' the cheapest kind of ins nance a 
: business man could niai.e. 'I'lio j-^t 
must go! 

AT THE MAYOR'S GATE 



jid'aiici tho creel iou o£ the new City 
Hall ave. station. 

Boston has the honor of bc-ins -wt-U 
repre.-icnted in the Massacbiusetls 

Measures whicli opened its conven- 
tion in Hortieuitural Xiall this morn- 
ing with an address of welcome by 
! Mayor Curloy, as Charles B. Woolley, 
tlie Boston sealer, is president of tl» 
organization. The convention will enfl 
at 10 p.m. 'Iiuirsila\-. 



O'HFiKfEXPljdNS 
PERMITS FOR HALLS 



TELLS MAYOR LAW 

I LS VERY CLEAR 

Bi!iI(!iiiL; Plans Apjirovctl Only 
Wheti They Meet Legal 

.\iay^n»^urley yesterday ritceived a 
lelte^ troiji Building Coioi/r. PatricVi | 
O'lle^rn,, 'in' answer to on4 which the I 
Mayor"t\roto to the Buildin.g Depart- 
mei.u some time a;;o, ir which lie j 
said: ".My allention lias been di- i 
rec'ed lo tlie fact tlial if is custom- i 
ary lo issue permits f.u- ilie con- | 
lialls, and after the buildin.us liave 



of a t beat ro."irH"^gt-!nf[Tn' section 77, 
chapter F.50. Ads olT^iOOT. In other 
.■ases, on fUo di^iar'rlijfut being noti- 
llcd of contemplato4.'6Kan,i'es for sucli 
c.onver.sion, apidicaVits have been told 
ili.if ,1 ncnn!' .■•■i'!'! n'^*" l>e i^rnntea. 
"The law is so clear in its reading 
I iliat no other constrnotion can be 
I placed upon il. Archil, els and build- 
' ors are f:M)iiliar with tlie law. and 
i the reaniremcnLS o£ said law relating 
1 to tlieatres and balls, arc as -far 
i apart as those rcKula'.ing the con- 
■Utruclicn of and office hiiilduig and 
! a ■Iweliiu"." 



Mayor ( hirley did not inteiMl to •ml' 
ciallv announce bis candidacy for I*- . 
election next year when he epoke" '• eoinpleted, lo (hen cuity tlie 
before the Tammany Club or Dudley uiiers that the hails do not comply 
St., New Ycar'.s eve. Tie iiileiidea only with the requirement."! of the Build- 
to say a few" wordis in thanJiB foijing Department. This seems to mo 
loy.-ilty of his followfirs, when hl» oni a gross injustice, aiiU .should no 
lhu,;,iasm led hl.ra to Diake hl.-i nn- longer be permitted. t would ap- 
nouncement; if nevcMhckE.? -ise an predate a report from >-eu n-iaii-.e. 
appropraite time f'H- auch a declarai lo lliese cases." 

turn. , I l-'oioinr. O'JIearn'.s reply follow."!.: 
I "In 1 1 lily I most emplnitically set 

Xobodv has mentioned former Sen^ fot't'' <!"'' it i" •>'>t customary to is- 
Blor W. Prentiss Parker as a ponfii ^"'' permit.s for the construction of 



bio iUayora;iy candidate. He has no 
teen qucstiosied ai.d, like nil theothe, 
suspects, he would undoubtedly de^ 
dine to discuss the possibility, bti'j 
iie has n, iKiliit of iumpiug Into « 
contest at lbe la^l minute and Kin-| 
ning out. 



Kep. 

will) i 

II, ill. 



■IJair' I'a.scy 
a frequent 
among 



.1. i'outh Bo<!ton 

visiior !Vt CItj 

many of the Boscor 



buildings containin.g lialis, and afte; 
the buildings liave been completed, 
lo notify the cwners that the build 
in: s ilii not comply the requirement ' 
ef I 111' Uuilding Department. In le 
iiismnce has this been done. 

".\pi)licalions and plans are Plod i; 
li'is office for assembly hails, eitlu i 
t'l lie used as sueli in connection witi: 
oifices, stores, etc., or in schoolhouses. 
j Such applications and plans are only 
aiiproved when they are in full com- 
wtih the provisions of tie' 
building law of Boston. 

"Instances are on record where the 
ib]i:irtment has disapproved tlip 
jilans hli d for .assemldy li 
sclioolhouses; apiieals bat-c 
talien and permits have been nriliTCfl 
by the Board of Appe,al, over the .ii - 
apliroval of ilic Buillding Comniis- 
c^Hiuer. Ill ,. ,-cordance' with the Iitou, 
lit ilic law. pennils .so orden'd tini,\t 
hard time these days locating «iuidv< isjjue. 



Rerires' utatives who will not b» H pi,,,,,,.,, 
can.lidate for ^tclogate to th9 Confti' 
tutional Convention. The feeling 
among TteiirescntiUivos that It wouK 
appear to be "hoggin.g It" vo run foi 
this office and again for re-^U'Ctlor 
next fall is growing- amon.jr the Bos- 
ton O'lU. 

{ <~'ity Messenger Deary anA his a»- 
t slstant, T'Yerl Glenn, are haVlnc » 



liallsvjic 
re, lie^n 



and ancient documents ajnonsr t.h« 
tliousands temporarily stored in t 
biiv unlightpii vault in the hascment 
of t'ity Hall. They may bo found 
only with the aid of a candle .ilncf 
they wei« shifted from tho old docu- 
ment room ac part of the program tc 
make temporaiy quarfer-s for Station 
;; officers during: the rizlng of th« 



".Subsi-'inii-iilly. siinie of su, )iyi;irKs 
iiave been eonvorted t" iisi' osx|.o- 
.ilres. by imroilwcing fn.itliglits, c't^- 
iiiiiis and such scenery and. accesoi'-. 
ies ;ii. were neccssarj' tor the produc- 
ijon lit plays, witho\it ft. permit, or 
the approval of this dcpatimenf, aiai 
in violation of the law. Sueh con- 
vcision, coming -within tho dennltlon 



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CITY KALL NOTES 

CoiineiHor Danii 1 J. AieDonald is 
the ninth candidate to Hie his re- 
turn of election exoenscs. He .«:Dent 
?7S2, according to his return, which 
is a little less than ,7erry Watson put 
,out. And the job p:iy." oi T ?.IS00 a 
year. 

"Jiiel;" ^r^lrphy, one of iii.:' Mayor's 
.assistant secrt-taries, who was oper- 
ated on in the City Hospital for nose 
trouble a fe-v days ago. b:ia been re- 
i leased, b.ut it -svill be necessary for 
ihim to -undergo a simihir operation 
next 'week. 

! Among the many valuable gift.i re- 
'ceived by Councillor and .\Ir.s. <.;eoi-,ge 
,W. Coleman at the Bellevue Saturday 
evening, upon the occasion of the 
2Dth annlver.sary of their marriage, ,; 
was a .solid silver service with larg? j 
tniy, the remembrance of Mayor '"'ui* ! 

the City Coun&l. .A ^ ■ ^^ [y j 

Kuiaor. says thaiC"pom" Coffey, the 
elevator superii^cn^fent in the Ai.;ie.x, 
will be transferie'd by Mayor Curley 
and not discharged from the city's | 
service. If the Mayor findc him. guilty j 
of the charges of petty gr;itt pre- i 
jferred against him; but the ([uestion ' 
'is where to put him so that he couid i 
i.ii-u that Jiaao a year ho is getting' 



More tliaii 7.i p.c. «C the depa ;-tiiient 
bends have already turned in to 
Mayor Curley their estimates for TJlV 
uniJer' the .segregated budgel. and 
I'.udget Com\iir. Carvcn .-md his as- 
jtiMlants are working dav and night 
i.rnning fihcm down so tli n tf.ey can 
:be presented to the Cii.. Cnuiicil in 
!iy;oorda'.lC9 with the law wiiiiiri .ii) 
^llaj^s after F*^!' ' 

The Mayor's gate is imi. i;m ine.inp; : 
jnuch today. In fact it was like Sun- j 
rlay at €ity .Hail, only the -vatchnien 
ticirg on auty. The Mayor :jaid Hatur- 1 
tiaj that he Intends to lake full ad- I 
Vantage of holidays fllreafter, and' 
i-fsl. 



CITY CLEANING MOVE ' 

CONTINUED 60 DAYS 

.Mayor Curley announced yesterday 
I hilt he aiiproved the oriler of Conimr. 
:\luriihy of the Pufilic Works Dept.', 
Ill retain for CO davs more tho 60 ad- 
riitional men who were put U) work 
in the sanitary division two months 
;i'_'0 to d._;5r. up tho city in conneo- 
tiiii) v.-iC'i tnc Infantile paralysis otit- 
1,1. ,-ii,, '('he men will be u^ed to clea.ii 
streets, alleys and other vx\^:kz. 



€1 



POST' 'JJti'i''(fO 

MAYOR ON 
WATCH AT 



//•^V 




ixx 



ASSEMBLl 

Hooper-Hooper Pay 
All Bills for 
Dance 



„r l.ucxKi CiilKano. a >^; , .onaumptiy- 

M,.sr.itiii. While M'--^,^';,'\''!c.hn,iw»«- 

^^^..^-'irr^ahuaf .'uf '-;.;-- 

■ ■ which it li"'" ='''"'^- 

Ar(uvii' J- 
Whlteof .hchom,ma.n,r_^^ bUum: to 



scaliliiiB f""" 

'^^Uhe,. Sup.rinto,.ch.nt 



nuilmr I.eary ■"•■-;- ^ , 
Miss O'Kecfc when askeo 

tliP ;ilfair ill! ui 






By k' strange coincidence, the firs 
of il,c .c=-n'H a.i,e.mbUes held at t!u 
Copicy-Pla/.a and presided over Uy =- 
cietv's arbiter. S. Hooper-Hooper, wa; 
under the vigilant eye most of thf 
evening of his Honor, Mayor James 

M.' Curley. . , 

fhc ruction %v\-.ich tl.c affair caused 
thrfe years ago, ud.cn tlicy danced in 
defiance of another Mayor's orders, 
was not forKotten, his Ho.un oc-.r,g 
light on the job, dressed as brilhantlj^, 
: hs any of then. '•" 



ill LLjJLX JWi.M.MJ' a 

DIED IN TlJt 

till- affair iin luin.. ^" 

Miss O'Keefe, Wh< S^r,-,;■r;r 
Had Charge, Miss 
ing Three Weeks 



ai'i'ii^ 



;h<» 



liolh tenueci 

,,.. ,,,.,-iaent. I>r. 

"the nnw put int; 

leiv it. there '■l"'^ 

'e'wont to obtain towelB. ^■^,^. 

""—"T .:■''' h;i:^«afc;;.iui*..s 

,.,.i lunicd <>" tiio luiL 
>-,.t.hl.Mi. 'ri"> a.T.dent 

^-•n.f.p.oy.>.att'l;;>r»'"5 '■•,,, ,vhit 
.1- the a.cich-nt," Raul '^ 

t, ;;'! ''^-hh'nl and O.n'V. wa^ » 

> m;:;^,- o>..ey. .i..----" 

,.„=e ™i.l th.. death ot 
ia^xidonl. He furmer 



nc<M\rrt'd 
V. ,.|-.- irifovnied 



TK'Sli- 



'■It 



PRIVATE DANCtE 

I „ ,.,=. r.,-nlr,,hly cha!.'-. nowover that 
J. do' Th.' Mayor hav. a litih. d.une 

iy^r;^'::;:^;.>bte^''"-.da,e«son.^ 

u d U v.-aB otilclnlly given out th a Mr^ ; 

Mavor Curley to the reporters, and I* 
.^Trstlna Jlr. Hooper-Hooper <s Stv-, ., 

c^lrged .t th. door It -ould \e . pu^^, , 
1)0 dance, out. l.ils, "' c-ur» , ^ . 

"^l^:^!;«?^patr,n..«..tO,e^an.;li, 
and of these the followmg ladl" i^ 

"M^'wrvce J *-ih.n. Mrs. Rodolpho 
I^T.",TMrs, Oliver Ames Mr.- 
-, ""~^r^ v--Troi Mrs. T. .Telteraori 
r^'^'lldL Jr ?trs Fiiton Cuttin.. M>h. 
^ViUam•^ Wndico.t. Jr., MrH Henry 
^^ rncwell and Mrs. <^'^;^^^[^^l"^[ 
Th. other pa.ro.,..«es -U^iec^.e a, 

lM.„":?rit wh"h 'also there will be 
a cotillon. 




,. lU.Ut t>'« 
,, ohild was »" 
^i,a.:.d th?t t;'^ 
1 demanded "J 

;;;;;^^vhe,^he■'.>ear<^ ";\^^^^Srtol«^ 
Mayor also dee.ht ed 1 .;;t_e^„^„,,„j to. 

the law ^«1";,*^^7\„;,„^, pavtnent o. 

""" '■"-""Virms a "moral debt" be pa.d 
what ne terms a 
I ,lu; .-hild's parent*: 



' . " m ' i » , yy<^ 



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INEW PHYSICIAN 
1 ON JAIL DUTY 

Br. Harry H. Colburn Re- 
lieves Dr. 0. (y^^iey 




1 



.\;1S.S ANNUO j.o'K'KK^n':, 
Xin.«e lit Boston C onKumntives' Uos- 
pilal .\hittapan, wU.o resigned l'oii.,v.- 
iiig death of Luccl,-X Calpanl. Norl.h 
lOnd child, who was scalded to death 
ill liatlitub at hosv ^al. 



r)r. Harry H. Colburn of -' 
Vernon street, who has been appcnn d 

hy Sheriff Quim, as Pl>y-<^ ■'" /^ '^^ 
..,„,,h.s street jail to succeed UrO - 

,,„ey, who resi«.>ed because o U 
health, entered upon his new duties 

>'■"'"■*''"■'■ , ■ ■■.^^ accepting 

;;V,eriff Qulnn, ." a letler 

Ur flllev'? resignation, paid h'B 

„,,- vesterday to ' the man 
served as j">l pbysieian for 



She last 



WANT PUBLIC PARR 



Mi.ss .Nnnie J. O'Keefe <.\ l•.^eretl, 
a nurse at the Boston Cnn-^unn'l'ves' 
Hospital in Mattapan, who luid charRe 
of a llirec-yrar-old child that s. aided 
imcl! <.« death in a T^jathluh, has hecn 
niissiih.; Un- ihree weeks, it was dis- 
rlo;-cd vestcrdav. 



M-RVOIJS BRHAKDOWN 

11(M- inoUier. TM 
1 (liadsion 
TiiRhl that 1 



.ph D'lseefe, of 
Ireel, Isveiett, tiiid laH 
daughter liad a nei'vous 



hreaUdown Immediately after tiie aeei- 



TTor thn purpose of dl,'>euBsln; 

.i..i„„.,l\lt^' nf Sftenrini? tho White 
street reservoir as a puhllo park anri 
;,layrround In East Hostou, a. public 

meeting of citizens will he held !n the „_ 

hl^h schorl hall. Marion street, tomor- „j ^^^ ,,„,_ ^^^^ where my daugh- j 

row nlBUt under the auspices of the > ' ^^.^.^^,j^ ,„ ._^ ,,„^t re- ! 

East Boston School Centre. te,_ .«■ -^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^.^ ^^_,,^,^ ^.,^,„^ | 

„„t want mo U. Bee her when she feels j 
the way she does ( wish Annie had j 
Lever seen the i*»ldo of a hospital.' 



.Suffolk «.utity jaU «r ^^ ^^^^^^ 

^" "^; ^:}}''^^. "offlJialty. that your 
persuuaoi '■■■- 1 here among 

medical t.nd J- "-f^^:^ ^J, „.^, ..^en of In- 
the ir.mates oi! "".■""'' ,p,^,,p, with my 
.stimahle value, a ^ 5°^ J'„i, the offl--. 

'>""'■ «r1he";.i nl^ Uie .ood wishes 
ccrs of the -Ti" thousands oi 

i-l^r'^b- 'yorh^ve treated in this 

'-r^'worl. here bas been aimo^ 
continuous, day '^1. .f ;• '..m at any 
,ear -"'• .=^' t> a; or t.lBht. and I 
'"""'"", vil he with sreat dittleulty 
know it ^^"" ' ,„,„ ,„. able to find any 
•"r' "^'hXu n : h your Kreat experi_^ 
::!;;^i;ld"to nil the place vacated 

by you." 






ait. SHEPARD msCLOSES 

CIVIL SERVICE METHODS 



Commission, He Tells Women's Auxiliary of Reform 
• c\ssn,, Is Judged by Attitude Toward Mayor's 
Appointments, and Not by Its Work 



AiioDior appeal to liave eiiUor liic livads oL' llic eily (li'|)ai'l inrnts 
put iiiiilpr civil service or tlio Ma.stiai;luiseltH Civil Borvjcu Couuuis- 
.sinn ri'lieved of the ijuty of passing oa iho ai)i>ointii)cuts of llio 
ijMayo!- was ii.adr liy IJarvey i\r. SlK-iiard, a riieKiIier of liuj Com- 
mission, at file niectuij,' of the Woiiieji's Auxiliary of the ilassa- 
clinsclts Civil Service Reform Assoyiiiijou held ■'if ilie /Tweiitielu 
Cennii'y (Jiui) ycsteiTJax- afternoon. ____4_/^ - y<^ W" ■ 

I\Ii-. .-iliPfi^uii said: "In Hio past id'iiitial caiiTllcUilf'S come out a lew 
sevei' years or sliice the new eliarter i f^'iya before eleclioii in favor of the 

merit syKteiii, ami yet the only safe 



i only nftM- repoutcU nclmonitioiis dlil 
j tin; ^rriiipa show any .-iiKns of moving. 
I Then came Conncillor Jerry Wat:jo" 
lo tlie rescue. (Tin: uffioer doesn't 
say fi-om v.-h!Ch group the "livo-wire" 
I'ounelllor came.) UhIiib liis voice 
i'lul lianejii to preat aclvantage, lie 
•liiioe.l and herded the lazy one.'^ out 
111' till' eiirvidorsi, while the office' 
juhl liad to step bacl<. fold his liands. 
•■■nd thanii the good T-ord tliat a 
''oi'.ncillor had .'■o much power. (He 
iliiin't, l.nt tlie crowd didn't linow 
th.-il") The rii; ior got around that 
Mr. \\:x\:i,m li.id been ejected by Off!" 
'■' r .M:!lian. 1)111, like IMarlc Twain'3 
riport <.]} his d( a(l , "Jt wa." greatl.\' 

e.'<.i;;t;-.l'ai.,:dl" 



l.ir. 
U ll 



■<r W, li.rri, !li<^ notrd coni- 
i;; to be tl'e Knest of lionor at 

In-'.n .t;:\eii by .Mayor ('urley ut 
iii- t'!i\- ) liii) if.jinca'row. TViere vviil 
he prathored indeed luic "IlrarlH of 
Krin." 



has been in operation, ilie C^ominission ' 



has lieen JudKcd not by Its work, but 
by the attitude which it h,-ia taken to- 
wards the Mayor's appointments. Ac- 
cording to the cliarter, wlien tlio 
Mayor makes an appointment he lills 
oi;t and ticA\(\:^ to us a certificate of Ill- 
ness of the appointee. When we re- 
ceive thi.s certilicate, we at onco send 
to the city clerk, the cit.v council and 
tile linance commission to gee facis 
about the man. With one exception 
we have never receiveil any word in 
reply, and in this one case when we 
lefused lo pass the appointment it 



iway to equip a Kovernment Is by this 
method. Tlie root of efficiency in .l:ov- 
ernment and Industry lies in experbs," 
Dr. EHot. spoke of efficieney as 
something that some people say ;t, 
democracy can never attain and then 
referred to (iermany, with not or.ly 
lier wonderful military efficiency but 
educational and iinhistrial ctfici'^ney 
as wejl. 

All the officers of (he Aiixiliaij 
wcie ' I'e-elected, as follows: Mrs. 
Uicliard C. Cabot, president; Mrs. 
Lincoln N. Kinnicutt, vice president; 
.\riss Kiien P. Mason, second vice 



did no prooci, tor the man remained In i l>resideni; Mi.a. Mary Morton Kehew, 
office, as it had been a "eapiiointmeiit. | treasurer; Miss Marian (J. Xichols, 
I don't know whether this was because secretary. Tiie e.veeiiUvc eoinmittee is 



tlie iaw i.. defective or v.Iietlier the 
people have a yellow streak." 

Dr. Charles W. Eliot .'/jioke for a 
few moments and used lor his topic 
"liiticiency." Ito said i!i pi it: "Never 



composed of the olTicers and Miss 
Caroline O. Kmnu rton, .Miss Mabel 
l-ym;oi, Mr.s. Willi, nn B. Munro, Miss 
lOciith Storer. .Mi.ss Katheririe Thax- 
f.-r. .Mi». ^Valter AVe.Bselhcef t and 



before i;.ave wo heard tlio 'wo presi- Airs. .'<. n. Woodbiidg^e. 



irioipiSs 




[ONES 



Property Owners' Protests 
Brin^ t'onsidcration 

ti.ir.i.ui' ;'.<Mc .■• MM i'liij,.:^ planii'-d by 
.Mayor i.'inie.v with tie idea of per- 
niittilm llli' Mi'Clidli of such struc- 
tures only 111 c''i'i:iiii di<:ricl'5 of the 
t'ii 1'. Willi Itiis id. a ill vi.iw. .Mayoi' 
<'ni'le\- Hill ci.iiirr at II ."^.i' iirdii ,v in 
Ciiy iliill with CiiriJOiatioi, (Vonnsel 
,Siil!i\'aii. ihe Street < '■jnuulssloners. 
I'iri. I're\'enlion 1,'ommr O'Keefc, 
fire ('[iiiitnr Cnidy. .ri, ,^^ (.'hief Mc- 
Donou,i.;b and ISuiWing ('ommr. 
O'llearn. JAci since tlie Street c.'oni- 
mkssloners have been empowered to 
Ki-ant 1)1 rmits Cor siuii structurefi, 
the iiiiiiili' r '•( :ii);>lieai i.iiis have been 
jiM i';ii.--iim ijiiilv iiaiil 54;tragcs' are 
Ik ine eiir; ' d in i-\'! i \ pivt .>f i i.e 
ci(.\, (i-iieciall.y pnbii' >;ara,i^i-,-i. Wi.i'u 
there is opposiii))t\, tie' aiiplicalion is 
not pranli?d. and t.i obviate tliis 
pioccdtiro soinewhat. in the future, 
11)1- Mayor bi-iievcs tliat tin: city 
slioiilil be (livid(>d iiilo '/.oiifs. 



AT THE MAYOR'S GATE 

City Clerk James DonoVan tella me 
there Tias been ri. sub.st.iutial increase 
in huntinK licenses issued this year 
over t!;pse issued at the same time 
last year. 

Ill IMti there were issued .'i:;ii:i liuiit- 
ing license;!, an nveraRe of G3 or so 
a week. So far in 1017 there iiavo 



'Jiiili' a stir Hrs raisc.l j-eslerday 
•''I' 'noon V. h( 11 a small delcgalioii, 
I'''i l"ii till- fi) i!a\f i-ome in the inter- 
' l! I'i' a. |))jai tubercnilosi.s hospital, 
bsie.i;.-! th,i fi,,int of the City Hall 
aiiii asi;ei|, or demanded, coins from 
lliniie Willi went in fri- came ,mt. 
Armed wiih bn.v,..s. Mliich they seemed 
lo be miahl/. to fill, the men (there 
wore no wianeiii, tiiuusht they would 
li,-ive better Imk inside. A number 
aiiiil on impulse and tlie vietini 
. iiiii. 11 v.a.i uftic-;. Dolierty. wlio gave 
a ipjarter without a murmur. As 
I he ji! offered coin sliiipcd into the 
lui.x, ij.ilartx lool; a haiR look at the 
iinan, tnul was iinnviliafely aroused, 

"Look here, my (jn,,,! fcnov,-." be 
said witii a tra.,. ,,r san asm, •'uidn't 
I ^i\.- >on a iin.iit, r yesterday?" 

■.-ine \o)i djr,," lame the reply, 
"ail.! also tlie day hefore \-eslerdny — 
bill v.iii s.-e mi,-;t. r, a (utartcr is only 
uoiid for .a jiiiit." 

■| li"re v.is a mand rush, a banking 
"f )l.)0)-s, ami .a loud Ruff.aw outsider 
Ii..herly says hereafter he will be on 
Ids ;;uard. and no more fakers will 
eiime within ,a mile ,,r iiim. 



bet 



of 84 a week. According to these flit 
ures there has been, therefor", a 
weekly ,i;ain of IS licenses. 

At present most of thi; hunters, 
who come from Le.xin.sjton, Arlington,' 
Weston, Waltham, Medford, Newton 
and Sudbury, arc taking advantfl.ce 
111' tile Hue, fox and rabbit huntlns 
atiorded ill these mentioned districts. 

City Clerk Donovan says tlio busi- 
I'st timc.^ arc in early October, wlieu 
most hunters usually obtain their li- 
een,..,. s. Then there are "season" 
iutiilers, vvlio apply for licenses iin- 
media'eiy preceding the certain sea.- 
soii they are interested in, -.^.g., tb.e. 
hare and rabbit season wliichdpcii< 
'H-t. 1;: and closes I'VIj. I'S. 

It .'leenii; that ;!pcriai Officer .Mahan 

lias difficulty keeping th-i eorridor.s 

clear of e-ertain groups that nol.sil.i- 

.proclaim their piesenee, especially 

I Ihe corridors of the Annex. 'I'osler- 

dar. ac.;or."ing to the officii- himself, 

I till- uiiper corridor in the Annex be- 

<iinie con.^'ested several times, and 



^/4 N* ' ^ ly. 
AWARDS CjNTRACTS 
1 OR CATCH BASINS 

.Ma- ..I Ciirie.v i.ida.\- awarded the.se 
■i..i;.,e-is fill- In., cleaning of catch 
ivcrago na.'-iiis in T,..mi.ii: iji.st. i. j.^,Kt Bos- 
ton ;i!)ii ( 'liari,.st.)wii :|;4.SiJi'i, to .loim 

w Ci.lliii-i Co.; Uist. :?, f.outh l!o.-iton- 

j IiiiK liest. •, $88(10 to Mark II. SullI- 

:vaii; Di- .!, South lOnd, Rack Bay, 

t l;.>.\liiir\ and itrigliton, $,'%S(iil, to Mark 

1 11. .■^iilliMiii. Dist. 5, city jiropcr. J7S50, 

1 to .biliii .'■ . Collins Co. 

, 'i'.'ie .'.ir, tracts •.■all for tlie ciea.iiing 

'I'l" .ii.-ii liasiti I. nee diirLag lii!7, as c^.- 

i.f .Ma.^or Ciniey's preearitlonary 

im :i.-iiies aganisi another outbreak of 

iiilantiie paralysis next summer, j 



I 



CUKl.fcJY AIJUS ru 
SOUTHERN ITINERARY 

iVIayor (^nvley ..mounbcs^ that l,is 
:.outhern itinerary early i.i Maj'ch 
has been added to by his acceptance 
rif iin invitation to deliver an address 
befoi-e Ihe newly organized Balti- 
more City Club the ove^niiig of Sat- 
in. lay. March ^. 



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The Credit System, 
erly Employed, Stim- 
ulates Saving 



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HE AMERICAN has n-cnvod tlic lollowins Idler 

Lawrence, Mass., 
. DecemJser 29, 19l<j. 



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Soihe time ago 1 read an editorial in the 

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Boston 
r.Take it 

a rule of life never to buy anything that one cannot 
pay for in cash, becaust such a rule makes for 
economy while the habit of buying on credit makes 
for extravagance 

This editorial advice appealed verv strongly to 
me, for 1 Siave been many times obliged te ronfeas 
to myself that I am not prudent in my habits. So I 
resolved, beginning willi the New Year, to follow 
the rule of paying cash for ever> thing. 

But recently 5 have been renlronted with an 
cmbanasi-ing dilemma. 1 have beefi t— ":-.-g5.'d to u 
voung tudj' lo! iiiore than a year and intended to 
marry next June and to begin saving for the house- 
hold effects on Nev; Year's da", also the beginning 
of my new sesolution to pay c; ^h for everything. 

Now a death in her lamiliv iuddenly changes my 
fiancee's iiome conditions am vill make the post 

ious inconvenience 
icali my Ni v.' Year's 
everything. 



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poncment of our marriage a \ 

to her. l>iit lo marry now is to 

resolution as to paying cash f 

What would you do? 

Hini ely yours, 

J. D. R. 
To the Editor of the Boston AMERICAN. 

Tht! question is easily aiiswored. Tlic proljUiu is iiol 
as difi'icult as* llie (•orrrspdiHlrnl iniajjsiiies. The cdiloriai 
urginjf the liahil of p;iyiiig cash for what we buy as a 
means of keeping out of debt, urged this as a (d^NEHAL 
rule to which, of course, th(>re are salutary exeei)ti()iis. 
Borrowing money to !)uy thiofi'' i*^ h;;d wlieu i! iein[)ts 
you lo buy WHAT YOU CANNOT AFFOUl). But our 
modern business world is turned on borrowed money. 
That is why our banks exisl. Nearly all business is run 
on borrowed money. We coidd not hegiti to do our bus: 
ness willi our medium' of exchnngo l)ased upon the pre- 
cinns metals if we did not si!pi)leinent it with an en- 
ormous system of credit. Big business is run on credit. 
The biggest manufacturers regularly Ijoirow in one sea- 
son and pay back in anotiier. 

The neccssily for buying goods on credit is perfect- 
ly clear and where the advantage of taking credit will 
outweigh its disadvantage, ol course, it is an oi-dinai-y 
business transaction and isropei- and prudent. 

A i.tan may have an iniportiait business app.iini- 
rnent. It may be very nictssai-y lor hiin to appear Avell 
dressed and lie may not have die clgUics or the money 



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^""iKlPS, Hiiprngnated with a'^.D-it 

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'Titical stage. 



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J ''(-'ilCllfHi ,, ,-,,,,,.01 i 

I """^- <'n 111,, other lie 

^''■«« liav« sliuwn Uiat fh« stancHni 

|"«cli,..apne.s«„u,,e.it,ieHirabU. 

opposed by Uio ,„vii.^r of the ' 
;sn.all home and by ,,„. own,.,-,,, -^ 
tensive pi-oporiie,. ^y^,^,.. .' ' ' ' " 
'om«ia! i,.„s al -r, "'"'"'^ 

these ... ""«-pi).r|,ose« to 

these .V.0 i.ow.rlul ele,„e,ii.s in ,, 
oomiaunity, he is either dead 
or else he is fearlessly stand 
"f an honest opinioii 
\\'f believe 

er 



U is 
average 



C0FF[y DENIES 
HEHirjiW 

OFjify fim 

'Latter Called Elevator Su- 
perintendent "Big Bum," 
I Is Charge. 

^'AS TOLD TO GET 
OUT AND KEEP OUT 



wrrjlifj, 

iiiiK back 

O Hearn's stand in ,,,,;, ,,,,,,^, J^^ 
-Kne i. a sineere one anhon;h^'^; 

--cure an ideal roofing for ;i,e Zia 
ings of Boston now that <h. 
«>'in..,. has been ^^rnle^J'"'?:" 
■ixontly enacted law; ehapt:r ■•Tf-,; 
Uie spei'i.il Acts .,f " 

niont in tlu- imildin 
lip ha;; gi\en i.i,.,: , 
landard shin.trl 



Kiieeland Busy Trying 
Find Out Just What 
\ Occurred. 



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'■"mmissione!-, 
■■'■■ ";:.;ii,,„ ii,yf jj.^ 

« ""t what hew.ints 



I>i(i Janitor rei.-r rilanrv ,v,il s^m 
|0f City Hal. Klevator. Tl,oma« F, < 'of 
fpy a "hlg buw yeatoi-day? 
J>iji Coffey, who was once the snqrri„„ 

J-' ■■•Uv iiai] charse^^'wit'. ".- -. ■ 

- P''Sill3m since ti,e fan,.',,,, '■Tr,;;;,;' 

Threat^;; ia.,t Wodnc.dav hcfw.V„,? 

"agan .ind Co..mc!lma,i-ek.e't 



'uOgius rrom hi. record for .tuhbor. 

:;";r'?'"'^- '^- is 'Ot lii.ely ,„;„ „e 
"'1! change his mind 

l^Hher by ,i,e convenient Hoard of 
;^';^-U at City Uali, or by a b^i i^! 

e aniendnient that win ado„i . 

andara shin.le. ..on,etht„g J, J 
l'« done ,0 ,i,,,^^,^^ ^^^^ 

nn. roots ill ,„. ,,.i„e„,i,, ,,,S 

■^^^■"""K a tinai ..etilement of the 
P- io,„. The property owner H^^ ^ 
-^t be kept in uncertainty any longer 



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n-'iMrOR SEEKS TO STOP 
ENLISTMENT OF BOY 



.SkiniiiT at I,., 
^Mayor Ciirlev, 
the 



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or 



on 



A Vci-.-ional calilcKnim » ., 

ni^«dsta,c«_co,.nfc^:::,„;;.;^-- ;: 

•kin '■'■'" "'■'■"'"f'' I'v 
enlistment iVi the' lirawh" •."'"■''"' 
IV-yea^old Mark Me,'!;^:^,-"'"^' 

.:jj.enonRh .sal.ccl !,.,«, Tbnr-<,l 
t..c .--iyland liner Kll.„i,i„„ „..' , , 
'"OKI, „n.l hi.s father el "in.^'y;;, '';;;" 
boy w.K- ctTcred ()„e lob wi,|, ,./ fej 

"""""^ ^"^c^'j''^ "f'-M:^ 
«v.. .«;h,itf •;^;;,^;^ ;-- 

-■b.h, a,.n,i.^!cd ,„ ,„e ni,,.,,,,, vel'terdn' 
.-.ncrncon, and ^!,c n.^yor ■...•ni Th 
taciojram personali,>. 



of 

0..p.-; 1 . 
Wfifflnj! ? 
Th,...,^ arc tJiree vital ,,„,,<,, !,,__ .,,., 

v-t'l^ttlon \ZT'i "°""'"'^^' "^^ '"- 

'iail for :.„l in .sccnrins nnu-riaie II 
ccn.e« and ether permit,, K, 'ofand 
report on the scn.^ational ' Jl ti , t hu ' 

'. t off. > bad punched Glancy in th: 

i;..>iill .h.i.Kc, explainins "If i ,,.,,, ,,, 
"".. JM. «-oukl have sone to the ilos 
;-<l. Clancy run., the elevator d ring 11, 
;.;;-» that wc ,,rc .,hort-I,anded an ^.4,' 
•' .iaj' he w.a« not in fjt condition t 
1^^ .an elevator. Today i p,uipc, „; , 
of I .he eleviaor. took him to my offire 
icinoved lil.s uniform anrt r-a)- and -^1 
»>nj to Bct out and keep out. Thafs all ' 
T ,.. .tn,y that wa., originally ropor e- 
.' K,.,c,.h,„,l was tc the effect that .'of 
N> nn,i 1,1,,,,. V. wl,o Ik about h^ir ,-,■,' 
■cy.^ „1/.... 1,1,1 an exchange of Her'' 
compliment., in front of a crowd t J 
>.iancy finnlly c.lied (\,ffey ..' tn 
lMmr''^^,n., that foffey p ,„ehe<, Him „l 



-■'A N ' 12- - /// > 

THE FIRE DEPARTM-iiNf 1"^. 

The spirited defense of the g^ 
name of the Bo.ston Fire Dei.artment 
by .Mayor Cnrley against the rather 
l,itinr critjelsms ot the naU'unaJ in 
siirance interests was in 3 Kood e,«,-asje 
''his city'a is not an ideal fire de 
mrtmeni. [(, ^^s its various faults. 
''^cn as every riepanraent iv every 
I '■ii.^-. tint the personnel of our de- 
, partment is splendid and its efficiency 
i "as been ably detn,5n.sfrated on several 
j o<^cn.s! )n.-,, despite the personal iinpop- 
pihtni; of Commissioner John Grady. 
, The department is rapidly being 
"loic. ,„t„„ ,iie men are lieing drilled 
, ™"S''>fi'i;u;JsIy ui A school of instruc- 
I I'on recently establi.shefl, the element 
I'll politics has been astonishingly 
I .-raaii during the C.irley administra- 
I (ton. .-v«.vstcn, of sounding two alarms 
I lor a one-alarm blaze has worked otJt 
'' "'I'-^f^Corily In preventing conflagra- 
i fon., and Commissioner Grady .^as 
i been supported in all his disciplinary 
j;-<'linM- by Ma.vor Cirley, somotimes 
'"■'^^-P-.'tive of whether the commis-. 
.= ioner wa.s rij^nt or wrong. ' 

On the other hand, the members' 
or the .iepurtment are dhtsatis'led witTj 
their hours on duty and deman,:; wor« 

^ppormHty to be With their fannies: 
J he .,.g,) pressure system, which w!li 
cost $1 oonnon at thn -•, • 

, . at; ttie unUimum. ajid 

\Vh,cli hou heo-i !r, ,1 1- J 

-. .!..s Dcou installed with a!mo.st 
criminal npslleencn an,i .,, "'"io."5f 

inefficien^v, threatens tr. be 
elephant on thejianda 



'f 



lievah 

come a vvhite 
I of tiie city. ,_ j/ 

' f« •" "1^ first esndltion, it is nrob- 

-ne a new commissioner. Better 
-us lor tiie fi,eme„ are inevitable 
;'- ^-^Uiv predicted that shorter 
>"".-. for bt,th the firemen and poUe 

^■•n^encan Federation of Labor a» 
or the high pressure system 1 kI 
•'-'e that it win ultim.4 y be taket 
"ver by the insurance .ntereste anJ 
operated by them for thelrn„ . 

section in the small ar,;,Thva? 

"^^ 'n Which it is located ^ '^^ 

"le crltici.=.ms of the departm«„, 

as made by the National H^d "^^'''> 



i-Jrigland. 'I'Jwr 



n.derwriters. have be;„™^:f j 

■ Kn;;;i.n.l cou.,^ not .ot nianeVsver.on - al^S^^^ X^:TT''''^'''^ ^"^ 
Yesterday afternoon, hecau,,e /,„nev ate *!•»«„ 7, ''''''^^ *« «''aBSej-. 
wc... n„.,.,in^ .Von, City J.aH ^^'^. f'' ''"^ Boston fi.c .[g^ j^ s^yo Tk. 
"'••■^•-"••"t., unknown. Qlaney Uvea \t '"'^"'■•*»« men from a Ions «Ol,i.l!/- 

street -tion in rate., rho pubrt^r 
ti'iod to another statement from tW 
underwriters on this subject " ^' 



!,>:' Thovoton 
where -Jerry' 



.•3t-,H-t. the .samo 
Wdt.son llve.n. 



'Aa^ntfAc^ 




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ITiCIS fOil 

i' m iST[ 



th^ reason why 



ve found 

cliy coiitractorB ar') 

lip lo the terms of 

th'>!r contniclK. .iccordtnH to an an- 

noui;o9nierit last nJpht. ' 

The;,- bcKcve^oity officirilu "hesitate 
•to come back on what tlioy terrrs a 

"invored" bonding company. 

TncUj'-ntrilh' ilii> commission Ir, 
r-Wfiriii'r.g on ,~ new form o£ atanda.'il 

cor.trafct to be uscu !iy th«^ city. It 

la IntOfided that these new contractH 

shall be so worded that the city may 
3get soniewhcr.-^ near the value of tli.; 
/money expended. 

t, Many of the ■^lontr.-i.it.s for city .iobj; 
tuontain over 100 printed pages wifh 
'^ver E'SVPiity-five different ituins. 
j^hi-y a.!-e so complicated that lawyer.s 
^e..iselve.s disagree, as how to Inti-r- 

prct their terms. 

frf For in.-tnric" in the liiprli prcssur.i 
tflri service, Kng-lneer in charsc, 
'josspl: ^, tiourlce. ha.s i/icreaBcd the 

jTno'int of loaliHM.e allowed from one- 
^tOMt a Billon p»r lineal ia-:i uC J»;.-.;. 

in twen.y tour liourn lo fo'ir Ka!- 

noto». 

ao^In rtP'cnc, of Uii.-, he said. "It 
IWWnld ) f> ridlculoi.s to co.npei con- 
tff&etor." to live up to the reQulre- 
•hieots (f the leakage speoincatiou.s, in 
ithaB« streets whii-li havi- been 

'tcjN'everthele.ss (hose contractors hav- ' 
''inip written cnnrracta tiounr* them- I 
Kelvea to construct a system in which I 
'Wfefere .«houId only he half a, pallon I 
*Mlkag-e. and each nf the contraictnrs ' 
•■ft*s a bond with ;i bonding companv ' 
'Wiich KUarantees that the contrficfoi' 
shall faithfully r>eri\,n„ I,!-, conti-a.t. 
'I'Arul It is ripht here that )nv«.Ml- 
ftators believe tliej' liave found the 
^ason why the contractors are not 
Wompencd to liv,i uji to the terrUE of 
'fiielr contract?. 

af Peter F. Fitzpcmld has )y,-.<.n ^ef- 
^tlpK near.y ajl the bon.lfnir In.sinesn 
«r ihe city since M:i vor (.'urlev cjunc 
JP'o office. In one ye.ir. ati in- 
!iU.-ance man testified, Mr. KitZKiTaid' 
coi'-imtssion.s iimnuuted to s:;s,'i(in 



When the time for filing bills with 
the I^eglslature expired yesterday, 
Boston had Hied niimmen bH's. all 
soekinK IcK-isIatlnn whbh will affect 
the city. In point of number, this Is 
ifie i^nr*-"' leniBlative proKraiii the 
citv h(<8 bad in sevi-i .•--..;■■. 

The most iniportunl hills are those 
autborlzliiK ihe v-ily to hile State 
armories at a prh« ;^ about $100 a 
dav; a bill "to llntit the heigiit ol ; 
bu'hllnKs erected in the future to 
twice the Vidth. of the «ree in- 
Btead of two' and one hslf times, aai 
at present; and one to r->Ktend thp lim 
its of the ar^a within which buiid- 
inK- of "'■St class construction onl.v 
are allowed. 

The importance of the first Mil lies 
In the fai-t that at the present time. 
'btiildings or halls, .stiiable for hohl- 
IDK" lars:c coiiV'cnions, are scarce and 
hi^h priced. 
COST IS HIGH, x--?^ / \.' 

Acoordiusf'to Mayor Curley, it coats 
between J4.000 and $5,000 ' to hire 
the bircesi liall in 



Mechanics ti 

the city,^ for a 'conveiitiori lii.-^iliiK 
several days. Otliei; expeiise.s may 
double the rent. 

' As ,i rfciiiiit of the liiBh cost of cciti- 
ventlnn halls, the city nearly iosi (!ic 
convention next Hummer of the l-"oun- 
drymett's AHSoclntion. 

j^or convention Inisiness, Boston i:-* 

.also in competition wiih SprluKtleld' 
ann' other (titles which have bulit spe- 
cial bulldiiiKK Builable, and used only 
tor coiivcntions BprlnKfleld almost 
iTianaBed to tret the Koundi .vnien 
Hvay from Boston, but they finally 
ctui.seitlcd to stay here \vhen-ttie i-ity 
and Ihe f'hamber of Cominepce made 
substantial adnUiona to the expenses 
of the convention, most o/ which will 
go for hall rent. 

CH.VM'ft iUJi.'.. 

The Mayoi , 
throUBh. r.laiia 
<'i>n>nion wenlt h 
biK 



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mil lilTS 




Enabling Bill One of 19 Measures 

of Boston Inleresi for Leg- 
♦ islature to Act on. 



/'^(Ithiiitih I have always voteu 
Vie Itinijocratic ticket .inil alwiiy-j 
\Villj_./t i.'i wtfl' iilcasurc that I 
, lalie off my hat to "Sam" JIc(';ill, 
the Kreatest iJovernor this Com- 
monwealth has aver had. And I 
now- say to yon merrymakers. 
■ 'inc.' in peace, for tiirougli the 
eUVjrts of (Mir tio\crnui" ;. gu n"'y 
ii>st assured ih.it privation in 
.\our old aBC will be lacking, ow- 
inK lo the Old ase pension hill, 
one of Mi'.ssachusetts' choicest 
pieces Of ICBislation. 

A\XE.V I'O C.VMMAW CM.II. 

The second editorial concerns the 
lire de artment. U. is as follows: 
.M:iyoi- I'urlcy says that the ^re 
depmiinciii ii.is see'n less politics 
;ii!cc he became Mayor thiur is 
t tic case witli any other adminis- 
tration. Tliose who know aiiy- 
IhliiK about conditions in Boston''- 
l-'ire Department today know that 
this is not so. From the day the 
late t'hief Aluilen was siimmarilv 
leinoverl, to enter a private a.'^y-. 
Iiim a little later, a mental nnd 
pliysicaj \vreck. until ths present 
hour c'onditions in the flip depart- 
ineiif ha\'e thrown steadily worse. 
The Mayor runs the tlr<! depart- 
ment as ue conduces n.:'St of Ihe 
cleriartments in City Hall, as 
iliou-li they were ;in aruiex of i1m' 
■ Tammany ''Uib. The personnel o! 
the department is tine, hut tliey 
d>i not know who Is commissioner. 



if this bill Koes 

to use the cnew big 

avenue armory for 

lonventimis and 



\j\fi, ^,:IJllVI:lll,^'^ll■^ cii:ti tlie llNin^^lOU 

Street armory for small i;on\'el) tions. 
Jiotli bviildilin bills were presented 
at the suBBCstlon of special commis- 
aion composed of Raltili A.. Oam, 
chairman of the City V'ianninK 
Board; riuildinff Commissioner I'at- 
rick Olle.irn and Fire CommiBsioner 
John Oridy. 



//^/y -f] - 1^/7 




M mi 



It looiiH as if the dove ot peai e hat 
ceased altOKelher to flutter arouiii 
Mayor Hurley and former I>la.yV)r Fits'.- 
eerald, lor Mr. 'FitUKCrald look twi 
,more editorial .labs at the Mayor, in 
his weekly publication, Ihe Kepul'l^c 
Voiiowinfr is the first editorial, 

I* Is rsthev c-.ir'o.;:; that liis 
Iloiior couid not liavo found a 
v.'urd of praise for Mr. Fltz.ai'erald 
wiiiT, he uttered the very same 
iiio-,:f;iit in his campaiRU for 
I'liiK'd f^tal"s Senator. The a^- 
"urr.nce that the Mayor Ka^ c at 
; !:e nieetiu^-. tliat ttie matter was 
all settled, and that ever.vone who 
'•ved lorn;; i!n;>'j.»i;ti w;is to liavc a 
P'.;nsioti, is typioai ;'uric,\'i.sni, 

iiroTi;*! Till'; uavoii. 



-^If.vv' Curb?y's rfinaiKs 



i'rest^ui^i: 



re l<'ol(itliriii - 



M 



HS. V/ILLIAM C. AD,MV\- 
SON, who is'to be guest of 
Mavor"s wife ^jurinsj visit with 
Ciyngiessiiian-husband to Bos- 
1 n 



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in ( 

CI 111 



p*. ■'■ji' i '■''-«. ■»i(ir|«i 

«! on ^i4»J<^y^./h\™r<li,j^ 
l''ltzgfl4^h.l Js Toilows: ""^^ 



.Mr 



fongressni in i i 1 M 

-\.i..n.BOn v.f K.,r:-jiK,'.i. aie i 

Ilnston todiiy, to bo tiie kucsih to." 
two days ot Mayor and Mrs. Curley. 
C'ongressmtin Adainson. who is Ihe 
author of the eight-hour railroad law, 
will address the St. Alphonsus As.so- 
clatlon tomorrow nlj<ht. 

The CouKressman and his wife will 
visit the I'uhltc I^lhrary this afternoon 
and later in the day *flli he enter- 
tained at a reception by members of 
the Boston Centra! Labor I'nion. In 
the evenlnx the visitors will be Kuesls 
oJ the manatfement at Keith's Theatre. 
3'oniorrow ConKresHman Adamson, 
with Mayor Curley. will pay a x i»lt 
to 'iovernor Md'all at the .State House 
and latei the two will have lunch at 
the City Club, foUowed by u^, naic... 
mobile trip to Lexington and ('oncord 
Mrs. Curley will enleitain Mrs. 
Adnmson and a party of friendg a* the' 



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Park J.'iuare Theatre 
Manager WrlBht. 



as, Kueats or 






fiECORi) - J,4V. ^ ■'^9/> 



% 



QViL SERVICE W 

LIBBMIES OPFOEEE 



Novo.iuber Health Commr. Dr. Frai. 
cis X. Mahonpy siated tliat Vic <lic1 
not buSieve there wouUl he more ihun 
one or two oases iluring the entire 
v.'intpr and ho hp.s predtcti d that 
»here will not he any ;r.or» thia 
month 



MEETIiSG OF PROTEST 



Charleir'^\!Br'?Woo^e 



L^ 



t. 



Skater of 

Weight:! and Measures, is ccngratu- 

HEilE NEXT FRIDAY 'iitinii himself on the fact that he 

was defeated when he ran tor the 
office of president, during the annual 
I'onvcnti'in of Sealers of Weights and 
Measures, which wik held last we<;k. 
WVKilley was the last pnsident and 
ran nKain uetpite (he fact Ih.-it he fult 
that he could not spare tlie time 
which he would have to civc to his 
Librarians and liijrary truste.:s"f""'fi"l ''"ties i f rcele clcu. 
throughout the State will hold 'a 

meeting in the Boaton PublicLibrary. J 'i" ^'^V'"- attended the tirst as- 
Fridav, Jan.. 12,' to make orj.'ai.iZe.i se"''''^ society dance at the Somerset 

last evening. He wa.s dininc in the 



Librarians and Trustees of th'j, 

State Demand Choice ol 

Own Staffs 



/Q 



hotel, and went to the bii 1 1 i-oom just 
10 take a look s\ things. His appeal - 
aiU over tWs nlan t.; '""=0 recalled the in, idcnt of two 
Si^O--01^als their ^''•■^■"s,^^:?,- '^hen the assembly con- 



till a late hour, defying 
■s. The J 
to the reporters that 



^ reaion fur 



the 
d 
there was no 
interfering with the con- 



Hooper was paying al. the bills, ac- 
CC'rding to official aiinour ^emi-nt. ThT 
^layor said that if adinissier, were 



different complexion on the mrf'r 

WHITE HI, HEADS 

HESS SORROWS 



ADOPT RESOLUTIONS 

ON DEATH OF FOUNDER 



, protest against the recent urOpo.s(il 
i of JJle Civil Service Coim»ffssion 
I lake library cmployoesc Viider i'.~ 
I charge, In<U 

'^'')W^i;--to^teeru;lir"'(^'ir' sta^^^^^ , ^^ „ 

Jha'rle.s F. D. Bclden. chairman „f Mayor s orders. The Mayor explain 

]tfie Mnssachusetts Free Library Ccun- 

rt^ission and librarian of tlic Stat 

Library, has joined with Miss Kath- 

I erinc P. Loring of Pride's Crossin.i,-, 
president of the Massachusetts Li- 
brary Club, and Coi. Joslah H, Ben- ,^ , , ^ , 
ton, president of the Boston Public ';'',',"'»'''^'','*V*"P, '''^.°'' "'■"."'O"''' r'"t » 
Libriu.v tru:;tees, in Issuing a sum-, 
mons for a meeting to combat tiic 
project, 

Mr. Iiclden declares that to put 
library employees under civil service 

I <iomiua'lion would be a disaster, and 
that the five Free Public Ijlbraiy 
Commissioners will unanimously op- 
pose it. If civil service Is imposed on 
the Boston I^ibrary Col, Benton say.^i 
ho will resign. 

Horace G. Wndliii. lilu.irian of tli. 
Boston Public Library, has prepared 
a report, wliich the trustees have 
seiU to the Civil Service Commission, 
in wliicli he einiihasizes the gcner;i| 
inexpediency of civil service in libra- 
ries. 

The Boston trustees have protested 
to the Civil Service Commission that 
the library charter of 3S7S empowers 
them to appoint employees "and re- 
move th.e sainn and lix tliclr cohipen- 
stUinn"; and that the libi-ary. there- 
fore, does not come under the juris- 
diction of the Comniissiou, whoso 

(rules, according to the original act 
of 1SS4 and the revision of ,1002 "shali 
Inot bo inconsistent with law." 
I The trustees also demand, "it it is 
seriou.sly proposed to' IucUk'o librur.v 
employees within the civil .scrvict 
rules," a hc-irlug before t!;r Gov 
ernor and Comicil, 

»/,^ A/ - <^ ' ^ f ' ? 
, ^n itirj iVl A 1 UK S i; ATK 

I The annu.nl gemral exodu.i frtun the 
viiinit.y of the ^Mayor's office and 
other parts of Cily Hall occun-cd last 
Wednesd-iy, ;:lmultaneously with tho 
convening of the Legislatuie at the. 
gtntc House Ward heelers, "pols" 
and hniigcrs-ou of the species "p.'iy- 
roU patriots" nro noticeable by their 
nhsence, and now may he seen d.Tily/ 
hanging around the halls and corrl- ' 
dors of the sitnto House, or Hitting 1 1 
watching riiid listening to the laws of 
the Commonwetlh being made. 



■" . •*on for many yei^ra "H Ijiow «'"■■<" 

Icro . - ., of the highcnt comntercla 
a'.d industria: endeavor, and "'^'h' 
pa.'<scs in llio ripe fulnes,'! of a mag 
nillcent career marked by tho highcs 
integrity and fl:iiver,-jal!y esteemed b: 
our citizens. 

"Consideration for others, anA tu' 
constant messuge of human affeclicr 
were dominant traits that attondei 
your husband ever and always," th' 
Mayor writes to Mrs, White. "Th 
tity of P.oBton is immea.surabl: 
luighter and better," he adds, "be 
cause your husband lived among u 
and brought good choer and a splen 
did charily to those botli within ani 
ill yond the enibi-aco of lii.s personti 
lm oimlnl.nnce." 

MAYOR^MS CONSUL 
TO GET BURKE HOME 

BOSTON MAN AT MALTA 

AFTER WRECK BY TORPEDO 

I 

( 

I Detained Claims He Never 

Served Great Britain in 

Army or Navy 



Mayor Curley Sends Letter 
Condolence to Late Mer- 
chant's Widow 



Alll.ough infantile paralysis is not 
generally b»lieveU to flourish In the 
cold weather, there have been eight 
ca.'it;."' "f !I'C> mnlidy reported in Bos- i 
ton for thg ;ariath, .fttJR^cembor. In 1 



I'ollowiug the annoiini-c-ment of 
death of Ualpli Huntington WhiJe 
the executives of tho li. H. White Co. 
held a meeting and adopted resolu- 
tions of sorrow and sympulliy, hs for 
lows; — 

A\"H('i«'ijiL Co.], in His infinite wisdom, 
lias ■ alljp.l trciin us Tiiilph H. Wliilo. Iho 
l.rcsliluijt any foumicr of tlii* caniiany, 

WhprAis. l|».'rt^^4«i"flnB'arcr thrcc- 
niuu-lcr.*; at^rroiffm-y. hns Wnj/Tortt^ of no- 
t tlto j<fiiiyv-enicnt, wlicrelrt ills f;;r- 

iii,-) /iiMi'iul.- raiuii'lly for ivork and leud- 
iTslfip, hfouelit lilm tlie rciiIli.iUon cf 
Ms vjjiWtions. a ( nnmiini ilnp position In 
iho f.in-front of Unston'a hUHinPs^j meri 
i'li.l 11 leader anions iha mercliunta oC 
.\inrrlc.T. and 

W'liorenF. ills arti\p, nnd 8urof.«jf.fnl llfo 
Work an.1 llu; di>inliiatin;; monutli<'nt i.i 
Ills r.irei^r wllicli lio liHs li'ft ufl in tJia 
I'usinois is BO (it-ej-I}.' iiB,«ocl:ncrV wltli ^>ur 
lIvoB, our v.-orl< iind nlir nspirntioiis, 
ilinl, niovpd liy our loynlt.v anil tliC I.ti- 
j'cilintr i'tiiiNR of our rrt-al Joap. 

Ho It rosoiv.d. ili;it wo. liie nociitlvct 
of ali the doiiiirtnients of n. If. Wluto 
Co.. nsaeintdi'd In nipi'finj?. testify \n 
our r'^;^r>»'<;l f"i* Ids lueniory <iivl express 
our deepest symi.iithy (o his wife and 
liiii; 

Jio 11 resoIvM, tho.t Oirun resniuiiou* 
he onarOKsefl Jinrt sent to !dp fiimlly. 
Mayor Curlc.v yesteAlay sent to t!i 
wuiow of tho late mercnant a ioiii 
htler of condolence, in Vhlclt ha cu 
lo;,;i;'.ed tlio founder of the R. IJ 
White cn, .«,? hiiviny j^lTfcn the city o 



^Miiyiif (■'iiiiey, upon the re- 
liiest of lelativos of John S. 
urkc, 2'i, residing at 49 Pinck- 
n .'.'^ .sf,. iias ap])ealed to U. S. 
(^oiisul K(^l)'aii>i( r at ^Vhilta. ^.lal- 
(f-,sc Islands, to .TriMiige for the 
icliif!) of Riirlo'. to lii.s iioine in 
tlii.s city, alter a most advrnitu- 
rous farcor in tlio servict* of 
(ti'iv'it Bi'ilain. 

i!urke was at Xiwri^nt News, dur- 
ing the summer of I'.'d;. when he 
sliipped upon a. stearner hound for 
J^ugliiiid. and believed to linve car- 
ried munitions from thi.<i country for 
tlic the British army and navy. 

Ttie name tt the ship and the port 

of destination are wlthlield by the 

Fnglish consort: but it is known that 

Rir.ke reached l':npland and made an 

record in the munitions 



of 



excellent 
service. 

t'pon r'aching lOngland. Burke waf 
of'erod further service v.ith the Brit- 
ish Government, and ,sh!i>T>ed upon an 
Knglish transii(u-t boimd for .Salonil<i 
I'pon Ihe return voyugo of the 
transport from Saloniki to Kngland 
I the ship was struck by a, torpedo and 
I wrecked in the Mediterranean, and 
i after a thrilling adventure, Bu?-ke 
!.nnd a number of the .'uirvivors rnan- 
laged to i.iunfh -i life-raft and .vere 
I picked u[> pxliausted. 
' Burke writes he is at present rest- 
ing rit A'alleta, upon the island of 
Malta, and from thero he has iioti- 
I'lcd relative.- in Boston. Jle never 
.iilisfed in either the army oi.- navy 
service of Great Britain, nna is a free 
agent r.M nii America" citizen a"tl 
, Mayor ."urleVs request of Consul 
I Kcblinger will undoubtedly result in 
his earl:- ictr-n to his home In 
noslo.n. 



LABOR E M 




N MEN 



MAYOR ORDERS 



VOTE WON SORE ATMAYOR , STATION BUILT 






President of C. L. U. 
Praises Henry 
Abrahams • 

^ ^ , 4^ 

Tiia^'^rgaiiizcd laLor alone \va? 
re^li<^si!)!e for the cuHrtioi; cl' M'-nr\' 
iMirahai.is to the srhopl coniniittcc 
was the declaration mai;.' at the iiiccl- 
iiig of the lioston Ccntial l.alj.ir 
Union by President P. Harry Jcniiiiigs, 
lie was making his rejior! for 'he 
campaign comniiltee. He cxicJeii 
the thanks of the other members to 
those ontsidc i)rgani.:ed lahor '.■.■;!■,: 
assisted in the niovcnient, Init declared 
that the candidate would )ia>e hecn 
elected without this .^llllpo!L. 



Adjo 



urns Playground 
Hearing in 15 Minutes 



Alayoe riiile\ iiaf< iflvcn Publie Vvorku 
j L'onimlssioner Hdward ]''. Murphy or- 
; ders to proceed at once with the work 
I of e.rceti.ig and equipping tlie high 
/I Pica^iirn uuniniiis station on the city- 
fllany liast Boater, citizens, including- j ""'ned property inc'utled in the iVorth 
business men and politlclarj, left the ,',';'"'-' t-'"'^'"!? >■="'''. oft Commereial street. 

1 nl3 ainiouneement 



was made yeJ^ter- 
(tay at tlie iiieetinu of the Chamber of 
t.'otr.meren conunltteo on nr« prev.;ntlon 
held nt L'O Beacon street. 

Architect (-larenoe It. Blackall has 
been rtireetei to proceed at once with 



WORK FOR cnv 

tV-esident .lenninp.s said: 

"While many o\ltKlde:s, by Ih.-ir vwlis 
and work. as.sLsted i'l •■Ici-iini; Mr. 
.'Vbrahams. it was th" work of tlip roni 
mltlee and tlle tripr, ;oifl wompM wifh 

union cards in their pockets who fought 
for hl.'li and pltiRRed his candidacy 
throuRh thick and thin, and succeeded 
in puIllnB liim ihroi'g-t' a victor, despite 
the elTorte of the strongest political 
machines in the city. 

"I wish, as the chairman of the rain- 
paign eoininittee, to extend the thanks 
of the other irienihers. and, as the presi- 
dent of the Boston '..'entral Labor Union, 
the tlianks ot organized laiior, to tliose 
who assisted in his election. I;ut e\"en 
without the support of tliose i>utside of 
ttie lar»or ino\'ornenl, ln' would have 
V)een elected. 

' "Labor has at hist found ihat it is 
Htronp cnouisrh to get wh.it helouKs to 
it when it Is willing to work as a, unit 
and demand what belongs to it. As 
a result of this "kiMuyledse, organized ' 
labor will fonimue its liglii and elei-t • 
it's "tJiembers to liie |>lae'-H thai they 
deserve and den<and its appointnoiits 
to tlir comnilssions of not only this city, 
tiul also of the, StMte," 

'Mi. .Miralisins als.. Ili:ink.-(1 oi-K^iriized ! 
Ia.h<'r for th..i,- work anil supijf>rt in 
''li'iioK liio.i. lie said: ; 

"' '■■'■ ir' i^ivorof rednci?i^i lite c|;,.sse.^, 
to aiiout s, iioplls for Kacli teacher, j 
whieli -.Mil ;i]l,,w Ihe OMchers to give I 
moi-.,- i^ti'viii.iii In Ihe indivl.liuil, I i 
belicM' tlu'f the relations of nioth.o-s I 
and teachers sbnul.r' be closer and I I 
also believe lliat the teticher should be I 
closer to the i.'tenibers ot the school ' 
committee, as it is the teachers who 
arc in a iiosifinn to give Ihe niencbcis i 
of the committee the most valuable j 
information aliout the schools. 



Boston City Ilall yesterday Incensed 

against Mayor Cm-ley for liia action 

yesterday In adjourning a hearing on 

the, proposition to convert the Eagle 

tlill reservoir property, JOast Boston, 
j Into a playground. Only two men were 'h® plans and the Mayor has ordered 
I given an opportunity lo make any that the station be erected and equipped 

stalemeiits. by summer. 

When William K. Fosa, engineer, ami The city officials had some difflculty 
■ George 11. -Webster of Hast Boston had 'n sectirln,? power to operate the en- 
closed their remarks, the liayor said K'ines ot the station, althorigh the tnat- 
' that Just as soon a. the section i.s ade- 'tr wcr taken up wit.'i the Edison and 
. quately protected from tho standpoint Rosl.on Elevated i?ompanies. ' As a re- 
1 of water supply the property will bo t^u't i' nas decided lo Install a gas en- 
1 turned over to the Park and Recreation »'hie which has a capacity of IL'.COO gal 
• Commission to be converted Into a play- '" — 

ground. He said that bi his opinion 

there was no quesilon aii to the need 

of ,e playground In the section and that 

he believed an expenditure of SoO.WH) to 

STii.COO would have to ho made when 

the tlrna for laylnj; out the playground 

arrived. He closed his remarks by say- 
ing ; "There lias been considerable oi: 

the charlatan am:, fakir about this 

prcpo.iltlon f,-o;n tho Jlrst, but, no mait 

conversant wjtn the facts would advo- 
cate aiiy other course being taken with 

regard to the matter. The hearing is 

cloecJ." 
There were more than ."lO men and 

women in tho chamber when tha Mayor' 

I nterod at 2:20 o'clock. 'J'he hearing. 

wniCh -IVaS f.-.Oi'c '•■.! lo U..Mt s.i.vAr;i! 

hours, was adiofrned at 2 ::i,'i o'clock. 



Ions of w-iter a minute. 

HUB TO GET 30 
CONVENTIONS 



GIVES LICENSE 
TO UNDERTAKER 

Mayor Turns Down Pro- 
Jest From Dorchester 



Mayor C'urley has communicated -with 
the managers ot Hoston's first class 
theatres, urging them to keep „,( least 
a portion of their houses onen dnrln" 
the summer inonths. His ol^Ject is to 
provide an.iiiii-iner.L ,diices for hundred.'! 
of thousands of people who will come 
to Boston to attend .Ifi conventions to 
be held here between .July J .-jnd Sept 
15. "I'his is I he grcjiU'st 
comentions ever hcki jn 
any one >-ear. 

Tho Mayor e\-prr.ts hiO.eO!) lo he her-- 
during the |.;|V s convention, which 
opens .July tt; ■lK\,m\ duriug tho <"; ,\ 
\X. convention, which opens .Inly \ '^/.^ 
50,000 during Ihe International v-oiinri,..'. 
men's Association convention late'hi 
.Inly. Kach of these will last a week 
At other times diirinfr tho summer "7 
(-onventlons will he beld, so 
but a day and others for 



number of 
tho city in' 



!>nio lastliur 
several uay.s 



f,/ 



:o-op. 



PLAN 



TO CUT COST 



president of the Cos- 
ompany, last evemng! 
a conferentfi of the rep- 1 
of th' (.-redit Unions ofi 
" "* tbr " - 



Mayor ("uriey held yesterday, follow- 
ing a hearing on a protest against the 

granting of a llcen.se to Willlarti H 

Graham to maintain an undertaker's 

plac"! in the old-fashlened house kiiown 

as the Dr. Archibald r.iav!dson house on 

Washington street, Dorchester, that he 

had no right to interfere In the matter 

IJe said iliat th» undertaking hu.slness 

was thoroughly legillmato and that so 
i long as the law was lived uij to he 
I could not properly withhold a llc----- 
: beeauao the undertaker's sigas nUght 

be an aesthetic nnipance. 
I The chief objection of those who an- 
1 peared l)efnre thn Mayor was that (hr 

undertaker displayed signs adverti-lng 

bargain funerals. One of Ihnae nr.--..iit 

said that the City would be sued if' the Mr'Mit'cheU 

ll^tse were granted and Mayor C.rX.,p^^1, 

"V:hj can't bluff me with an,.- ft, . j"'""''''' of Massachusetts; v\'illi.i,„ - 
The law .peelfieany maer\, '"C^ fe;"",' """■'''''':; "' """ i>'a«^^aeh,,setU I 
must grant an undorlakec a ) ce„„e ,f S . ^ ^^"' JJ"" ''*'■■ McCarthy- "f-v 
.ho.tjwjwUe* with the law." >f Brockton Credit Union. ' - '■'''\ 



Max Mitc-hell 

lopoliiiin Trust 1 

'iggested to 

esentatives 

lassaelniselts nt the Crawford House' 
plan that will result In vho lo-i-", " 

r the -ost ot living to their thousandV 
If members. The plan is to buy coa' 
troceries and other commoditi;..s Tv.k 
lell them to the members from conv», 
•ntly placed depots at a cos,,?''," 1 
ower than it is now posslhlo to bi v I 

The meeting was presided over tv ! 

Among the speaker,, were i 
Iborndlke, bank commls! ; 



9 



m. s[LL com 

iN SHALL 10IS 
AT mnIES, 

Nearly 100 Distributing 
Stations in Greater Bos- 
ton So Agree. 

high cost of living 
Commission scores 

Consumers Must Take Own 

Bags or Containers 

to Stations. 



Nearly inn copj f]i.=trlt)u(inB st.ili.,n!!, 
ownc.i and operated by retail coal <l<>al- 
ers in Grpatcr Boston, will sell coal in 
small lotu to oon.Tjmcra at yiibstantlally 
the ton ralfs. iinrler no .-iR-roement with 
Cov. Mc(!nir.<; Commission on the High 
Copt of I^Iving. 

ConR\imers mn.y g-n to thoso coal sta- 
tions wifti their own baj^s or other 
contHlnerf^ anrl purchase '>J, noiind.q of 
nnt or stove coil for 12 cents nnd 1(X) 
iHiuniis I'or -),> cenis: ::,) ii.nm.is of pea 
coal for S cents and ICO pounds for Ho 
cents. 

Chairman lioliert I.ijce of the Com- 
mission on ITiLTli TfiHt of T.i'.in^' has 
flnnouncod the li^t of .'onl dealer:, who 
agree to the above proposition as fol- 
lows: 

Sfetror-)!!;.--.!; C' ' fornimny— M Soiithanmto - 
utrcet. It.ii; ur.v i2ST SarntOKa slri-i-t Knut 
Boston; 21 I!ro...I ,.-... , Chelspii; ;2t 'llrtrlce 
utrfet. East Cnrolirldec, P.'inhcrlon street 
North Cr.inlirltlKe: ;te.-.l WnsMiigton strret' 
Forest Kills; 11 SprliiKvule stri'ct. W<-sr liot- 
Dtiry. 

WoUhigio.-.-WIlfl Co;il f'(>mp.in»~ Metifor.l 
flrtet. I'liiirlo.ilowii. Hrldpo street. 'Kast Carn- 
I'vIiIkc; Glhiia'i .xipinre, Somervllle; \Viirr"li 
aTftivie. City nqitare, Chnr'.e»pnvu: 22« Main 
ftreei. Charlest.nvn; 118 C-niulirldue street, 
Cnarlcstown. 

Mns.sa.-ls-.si-lf. Whnrf Coal Cfinipanv ;;:<) 
MaiHhial street. Kant liosfnii: Mntl, stnel 
I-nst Camtiriilpe; "SO Canitirldfre street. Alls- 
ton; 2.'*,'> NewtonT.'lle nteiaie. Newtnaville 

rily Fuel ( ,.n,|iiiny~;i2 HoMer strfot Knst 
f.?.f,7'i:, ''■;■,■', -Miiiiiy -.(let', Bo-.toii; iJiai.iSi 
nveiiua, M;iion; '"^"i l^'lDrenVe "'reft, Hoslln 
dale, 

Rntelieldcn Drothern— .10 l >.-,.■• .niter ot--, 

^ American Cual Con.puny -.17« .Mt.a„y streot 
.,''"^'™,-''''"';?'- , f ™'' C-.mpanj-,.iro Horde. 

East lloslnn. • ■ M<?r «t.,(.t 

.\pploliy & Orniit — ItSS Trc:n'.r,i ,^,ieet !ioi 
bury i:'.ro!i«hii.-. -.xet, .(oi 

chMte'r '"""''^ * *""■ '■'■^ntnertUi Pil;,t, Dur 

C. J. McOorern Oosl Companj— 185 (;»n.-i. 
•lenu,^, Doreheater. " • - 

Goiirrey Coal Company - Milton 
Ilughj- C«al Company- -Halsloti road, M,«t 

^h.J;. ^^!™« \^^::^^^- •" ^™ 

B«8lerl,rook Cent Company— I2S Cambrldg. 
B{rf:Ci. Chariest*) .Vii. * 

f*"rT5e 't^"' '^-"•'»"^-"=« ^"lo .tr... 
John llenlo.i— IC! Crescent a?enue ChoSses 
(Chelsea Coal and C/<'inent Coiouan-- let 

Klehard^.M tt i'hon5p«on~-ET*re*t 

1i,ere,''°" ''""' '^"'PS'-li'-l^S WoitJ „«e,t 

t-Miemim Brothers— S42 F1r»t tiitt •no d 

ittiiii 



Osrstetn Cx«l company^-cogtwell aTenue. 
North Catiiliriaf^e. 

Wtllinglon V Buck Company— 211 Biidgt 
street. Kaet CambrJdRc. , 

J. P. O'Neill -21 Harvani street. ".,.» Cata 
Drtdge; 62 Webster fttreef, .So^norvllle 

W. H. Pcvear & CX-., Inc.— 5 .Sprlnff a[re-,-f 

Watw-town Coal Comrany_41S ' Arsoiwi 
Btiect, >S itprtown. 

O.-,' .oi & Weii,!pll--Mt. Auhurn. 

Joi.a A. Wlilttf mote's Sonii— itofcllndalc 
Jamaica Plain aud iVv'at Itoshurj-. 
life ''■ ^""'^ ^ Co.— 3 Prescett street, Somef- 

Suhurliao Coal Comi;Mir~ -IS Tyler Ktr^et 

sjootei Viile. ' ' 

Highland Coal Company— .."[jT nitrhland 
■ Teiaie, S'omervlUe. 

Soaiervllle Coal Conipany— 68.1 Mr«tlc n\e- 
Hue, Soi^iorviile 

Re.-^cue Mission Wood and Coal CoLtpaiiT— 
KornervIIle. 

M.^ldeu Coal C^)inp4iny— Sfaldon. 
r.c'ke Coal Olupauy— 104 Pleasant street 
MaUleti. 

If. W. narling Company— Hyde Park. 
I :-awteUo Coal ('ompanT_](.vi<lriUe 

Alt.ert llraci.eit & Son—.'eM 'WnHhinElor. 
' atr.^et and -U^it t.',,nter slreot. Newton, 

B. K. llul.-ji Company— 12,98 WashlDctOfl 
Btreov, %Vo^t No't^'t'-m, 

O. F. Kddy Company —TVashlngton iltreet 
West Newtim. 

fl.'-rdcn Cliy Cool Cotiipaiiy — Newton V'pjier 

O. A. Cliadwick — Newton Vltry^r- Vnllii 
John Dolan Coal (.ompnnv — 15.1 Coneorfl 
street, Newton IjO\^er Falls. 

Nonantnln Coal Campany-_S27 Wa«hlnrton 
street, NewtonvIUe. 

Wallbam Coal Company— Corner Main *n(l 
I^ilnt'ton streets. \V;iItham. 

Nen- Knqland Cinl 0)mpany-~Wulth«m. 

Marcy Coal Company — .i;j Mo*id? street. 
Waitham. 

C. Patch «. Son, Inc.— 1422 Ilancock street, 
Qi'incy; S7.1 V^'asliington str.ef. Qiiincr. 

J. F. Sheppard & S..ms— 27 Granite, street, 
Qulncy, antl all depots, 

WlIHatn Cashman -'"orner Furcice Sventje 
«nd WllJi'rrI street. West Quiniy. 

Qliiiiey Coal Company — tin,--" A.lnn. , 

Hrlghton Coal Co'-p. .,,—,343 WashlcEton 
•treet. li.-ixhton, 

Albert ilrackett & Son —34.1 Washlns-ton 
street. Brighton: MO ■S\-,ishinirto re"f iSak 
•,;v!are; Brighton Abattoir Gro.inos. l,.lghton. 

Woodsum Coal Coinp;i^ - . Creteent ave- 
D«e. .totitli Braint-'o. 

Melio^jc f.'oal nnf\ ;,iiml>ei ^ompany — Ren^Iek 
load. .Molroso HiKlilnnds. 

C- rtes T ^f,.(;i,^i,1c- -' 'rrti.j.1-. ---.1 T.-,— -_. 

I'raiit! Dlauto - Itandolp ), 

AuKUslus ,1. nicliani!! & .-Jor -»Vey 

n. M. Cartiss Coal Company--' "j- 

month, 

Halph Coal Cmnpany — Weston ayenue Wol- 
Inston. 

.Tohn I,. Mlt,-hell -Wayeland. 

Parker & I.ane Company— Cross stre«l Vvin- 
ctester. 

Weston Coal Ceiupany— Cherry Bruook wcs- 
ton. 

V. Vilhl Sc tio . -Wellesley 



OPPOSES RAISE 
11 IAa RAIE 10 
AlOJiyAIEL 

City Council, on Lehy's Mo 
tion, Sends Resolution 
to Special Commission. 



'nimcu yc^tcrnay 



wen t or 

■.xr.y t',id t.eiotj ex- 

the Elevated that 

ini'i-nie of lliti 



V '' ,4 S' 



CITY LOSES $4400 
ON WATER METERS 



.\ .0...S to ,h„ ,.„y or $.400 las. year 

■n the ,naoi,,,n. of water meters is al- 

I eped to r,:iv,, occurred throngl, the 

j taihire of I!,,. Supply T^cpr.rl.n^nt to 

lai<e advanlafc'o of ,, ,„„. „,^^,.^^ ^^^, 

jcordini,' (o chnrfi..s that win be 'ftletl 

wlt!i Mayor Criey ilUs mornins bv the 

I'lnanco Commissioti, • ' '® 

nerl" ''"i", '""^'' '' ''""fact With th.: 

.Ier,=ey MaimlacI urinp Com^ »„, 
M„rc„ ,2. VM. for ,n,^ers °", ^••' j,"" 
eoh.,:ac! was a elaii.se Perm ttiol V 
.s..rer,:,tendent of snppliUTo 'c%1'J: 
or dimi.^ish the amonnt >o ih„ ^ ^ 

"f ™ pe, cent. A o"nflh,,rL T'"' 
mter in tl.o contract v-!^^ ^^T2 
a,s to make this exten.slo,^ imnoY^M " 
lint, accordion (,. i.,„ p,., '' '"'P^-^-'ble. 

.ion, the T,er.ey 'M.^i^i^,^'^'^ I 
pany would have con,sented to tL% ( 
per cent. Increase, if requested. 



The fity 
Jectvi.i a:; v,;:;',.,-.,'^;; 
tended by lloston 
will .•;fr,<;ct t!'e 
tmmifipality. 

'Jh*:' re.-oi'ilion was introduced hy 
C.'(iiincilma;i (leoffrcy IS. I.ehy. who Is to 
retire from the Council ne.xt month. 
\'oun''llman Coleman declined to \ote on 
the re:--oliition. on the ground that he did 
not desire to expre.ss any opinion until 
i:e learned tlie (-omplete facts concerning 
the financial need.s of the Elevated from 
the commis.sJon now conducting an In- 
vesil,i;ation. 1,'ounrilman Dailantyne also 
polnti'd out the fact that possibly the 
only alternatives are immunity from 
; taxation or a six-cent (are, 

"11 this is the case," he said, "1 
■Koiild rather .see the tax rate go up 
.siigiitly and hit primarily the wealthy 
l.Toperty owner than to have a six-ccr.t 

t ) rev liit til,, l,aK«, — - -j , - -^ 

. - — ., ..-„.,..,, .j.^.. . iiiiiv lis; Dttspci 

on a street ear sroing to and from his 
pl.ace of empioyment." 

'■'he Lehy resolution anc', order wais 
pai'.fied by a voice vote, with no member 
dissenting, and will be forwarded todav 
to the iiivestitratlns- oomiviis."ilon. It 
rtad.s: 

Resolved- That the City Council of 
Boston, in i.nler to protect the city of 
Boston from the imposition of an added 
fax rate for the l.enetlt of a private 
corpo,-.ition, hereby places itself on 
record fts opposed to any contribution by 
the city of Boston to the }3oston Kle- 
votcd railway, or to any incroa.«e of the 
tax limit of the city of Boston for such 
a purpo.^e. 

"Ordored-That a copy of this re.solu- 
tion and order bo presented to tlia 
KpeoiaJ comriii.ssioii now considering the 
flnanela; coiidition of the Ho.ston" Ele- 
vated Railway Company." 



# 






THE TAXPAYER OBJECTED 

The 1917 pork barrel befrins tO; 
shriDk in 8i7.e an-^, at the same 'ame, 



iitional BoKJ-d or Fire unde 



.-i..»t». 



TLaards ana u,r the •TerniHonB actlvl- 
t "•• of the liusseU Cluh. The report 

ShrinK in size au-^, •"- '— "<=-^ orxanizaticn ha^ 

to lake on a phr.nton. trau.paren y. «ays that t, o Ut... o ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ 
i There iiiay not he any pork barrel a injuriously aftect..d 
I ^"® ^ . r^v,. .^»s.on for this dnpartment. 

fortnight u«iK-«. -h«. •-- '^' _ ,,,.„,. declined to cUho.sh the .. 

clecline is not that the rap:u-to- Porl 



...l- ev.^ns!"'HayiuB that it wu3 
i:;^;:,;;;:^:;:;; refom^ed, .ut tha, ^:;^thli:/tor U^,c.ParUnei.t^Hea. to 



congressmeu iiti>i' ■-- ="■"-' -'■ metier that could not bo 

1 the country is beginning to grow ^^■l8e. ^--;;,-:^,r,JV,t careful .tudy. 

1 The nnblic has howled. , The nro uiiaerwiiie.=. •^;-°::, ,-., ,, 

^Facing a treasury deficit ^ J^^^: ^^^-XT:^^^:"^^^^ ^^^ 
told millions-probably mote taan-^h^-c a >^.^^^ _^^^^,^ .^,^ ,,,„u.re.,..nL, for 
1 S^Uhe Democratic cou^essmcn; J^n^tl^i^d^o de.u.,y a.^.W- ^^^ 
Uore nonchalantly going ahead wi b 1 '^^^--^^'tXj^.^o. ha.a.d, ac- 
Uheir plan, for the dredging of creeks ^^^^^ ,^ ,, ^Ti^i^nn^'^o^'o^ 
and the buildiag of nibble ^f^^^;r^Z::^uZX"^^^^^^^-^^ 
' 1-ices i-A hidden towr.ships of the du ->■ ^.^.^ ^„,,„ ^hieh would r«- 
^^^■'^^ - "-" duce the UHelihood of conllagravion to a 

fow desree. A further serious xveakness 
cf the lire service is said to be the ex- 
tpsslve depletion of company niaiuial 
ptrenKth durine; meal perloda. 



home districts. Then came the 
Treasury Uepartmenfs wail. P.nd a 
call for new and heavier taxes; the 

taxpayer heard, -aud he was a^ry 



The income I .,>; has beeij^^'bled, 
the' U.ng-dreaj;ed sale ^J^^^'^;;^ 
Canal Kon^'i? atn.atuf, th^-called 
war tax««>r.nmin, and new*-l^vies on 
evervVrtinfi taxable are being plannea 
ib'- the legal lights of the administra- 
;,(,„, in this plight, the coutitry 
U;„n't tolerate even ... y---^ - --■ _ 
Liiuonr,' worth of congre^sionr.. 
Utea..ng. and Congress Ijnows li^ 
1 President \Vi'*>n never will have a 
■> ,„^.-,..„ tn veto the public^ biun....K^ 
' bMT"'even it rivers and harbors and 
1 -nood control" do get across. 
' speaking of the public hmldtngs 
, :,,. „„„rnc.ontK about a Ihlrtti 



u2 TO O'MBARA 

T!,. «>--'>«\ ^■•"'"nhe'Ioli^i 
whether the «"""';^;r /".^ one clay!| 
department are ''"";"•' ^ ^^e pres- 1 
„„ ..every eight Instcdo^'^^^^P,^ I 

ont one day of - ^,^,„.„,,,io,er ^ 
tte hands of 1 o'" « 

Stephen O'Meara. p„„ncllman 

^, the soiicit,Uum oM..^ ^^^^^.^^ 

i ,.„n.,^ui ^ obstacle ta 

! hn'5 rnlod that the oniy cj ^^^^ 

nas I"". ., .„„epssion is i**e 

wie gratiVine of ..no cone _^_^ 

financial end. \ , ,,.,re,.« iu 

Mayor Curley Mis no« .'..r. u 
• V in the rm budget a ^ut- 
;;:;::% r Ration to provide for 
fioi. tit app 1 additional 

^'^Vr^fTi eC i "ill be recitdred 
r; ; . "ommLioner O'Meara can in- 
.? the new schedule of hours. 
'^"'^"'■'''^"',!:eed to include in then 
lie also has ag.eed to ^^^^,,.,_ I 

budget money to V-«';_-- 

• ntn.'.Ts from $2 to ?2.r,U. 
reserve oIik < '■■ . . 

,j ,, probaire that Oommt=.^onei 

0-Vcara Win avail Hintself of the 

,i„rtunity to better the working 

;,, of the police force, hut the 

, ;;.!!,.. dr.iu Oh the treasury will 

$1500 a Day If Appeal inj ;;.;;,..,.• un.. j;;;;-,^-;^- 

„ . . »-•..- /"> — ■ — 'the mipos"-""' 

Commerce 



.//3V 



7 ' / 



PENALTIES PILlNb 
UP AGAINST CITY 



Double Fire Crew 

Fails. ■ >;*' 



•speauiug Of the public bmid^.gs ---^ ^ ^^^^^ r^i:: of B^st;: 

,„| ,,Mch represents about a ^^'^'^l-^—.^jL of the Federal Board 

Of the pork program in this session, , ^^ ^^^.^^^^^^^^ t^speotora to install douMo 

the Treasury Department ha., "" ■, ,^^,., ,i„g crews ou each o£ I'"^-™ ^H,je change 

ported that there ara stiU 269 public ^ ^^,^,,,^.^,,1,0^13 have-not been owiphed |1 

buildinga yet to be built from earner ^,^^,^ ,„ y . /{„„,van ' 

.„ ,.„.„ .-orporatlon Coun.-el .Tolm A/bullivan, 



^ratv council, at pr.seut domi- 
n.,.cd bv the faction that respects 
f. ^UU olMous deference the judgment 

' „, the Chamber o£ Commerce, wiU, 
Le to accept or reject the additional 
Snroprlalion In case O'Mcara favors 



appropriations. Congress has been 
appropriating money faster than it 

could be spent. It «<'m«t""*'\^**^'' 
a long time to, assemble _ $50,000 
worth of granite and Bteel at a re- 
mote crossroads town which has 
be«n honored with a federal appro- 
priation. , , ^ -, 
J/) A/ ^ '/ -^?'.^. 



INDUSTRIOUS DAN CUPID 
A record breolung yoav for mar- 




PLY 

RIEB 




has filel an appeal with the supervmlag ^ ^ 

mapootor at Washington, but, ilt thi. ia , ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^er in lloston. 

aenied the city may bo in debt to tnoj, ^^^.^ 9^.3 appli<'ations for 

■ edcrai «ove...:cnt in.ny thousands oC! ^^^_^^^^ ....^ „, ,„„w,^ time at City 
'' Kir" rommis«ioner arady, who !«»«., j^^^j yosterday, BS4 mnr„ thac. were 
r,*^m^hle oitlcial behind the ;; Vl^ ;^ ^ „,„d in ti.e corrcspoud.tig period '.v. 
'^7:^TSb^■rero''t;;e'rh;»:SLbe previous year, 
r^^corian^^wira decision rendered 1 Hegistrar Kdward NV. Mc 

in the united States Circuit fourt ot 

Bortheri^ New York in a case which 

ve«Xd in ilreboata -t Buffalo, N. Y.. 

Instituting the double crew .sy.»,.enr 
?,ocal federal ofricial.. say they have 

presented their ca.io to the T'nited blate 

S'^lrlct ;-ttornoy. The ordera o[ tht 

instieetorH do not aPi>;;- to iiremeu. ou, 

me^^ly t" members of flrebnal crewf 

Concerned with navigation. It Is sau 

thartbn law rtepartn,eht of the cltl 

will appeal to the Huprcme Court of lh( 

United Htate.., if that to the .,ui>crvism* 

Bloamboat hispector la denied. 



^iational Underwriters ^^c- 

clare It Below Formei 

Standards. 



A detailed an.'. wei- to the .dcirgc "1 >.t 
t*-.- fire department cf Ih-.H city im ;.. ■■ v 
accepted modern standards will be sub- 
milte.l to Mayor Curlcy today by B'iro 
CominbHioner Grady, the department 
1,8* been severely citici/.ed in a repctf^ 
of 0» ct.uunittcc cp fl re prevention Ot 



Glenen, un authority on hymeuetO 
matters. Insists that the increase in I 
^ nctrriages Is not so much the vesuU j 
':,,,' nn increasing population as the, 
i'i',i<ri', wages being received at presem^ 
\ ^,y" f,e humble classes which tnore 
than offset the Inuh est of liing. 

which is f'' """"^ '"'""''' ''■■ "'"' 
middle class that has not h..,^ ii^^ in- 

, MoLcl liv the haliiMial unis- 
coiiic l'»'" 

Pt^rity. ,1 . . I 

We (n'^lil''- '"' tpacstiou itogustrnr] 
MKJIc-.cn's judfimcut, but '.vc ftol 
i.ur duty, to poiut out urn) luot thai 
possibly he lias ovcvloolicd in these 
ruodfni days, 

Ihis is l.f!i.p Year'. 



• 



;'«7'-7/f(V'/f// 

n SMOKE 
IN MORNING 

Mayor to Refrain Until 
After Luncheon 



Tho Mayor of Boston has inafle hfs 
New Year's n^aolutlon, and tobac:jo 
merchants must suffer the conse- 
quenoPH. 

To lita friends Mayor Ourley told yes- 
terdiiy wliat liis reHolve will be for the 
ooming year. He doesn't Intend to i5top 
smokinK comuletcly. Solemnly, though, 
ho re.solvea, that, begintilns tomorrow- 
New Year's Day— h« will I'efrain from 
"touching- ti['-. weed" ,9.ny day until af- 
ter lunoheor,. 

He made the same rescdution last 
year, lie broke it. "1" jn:'t gradually 
fell from Brace," he said. "Put this 
year it will be different. Watch me." 

The Mayor la ■■x heavy smoker. Ho be- 
KlnH and ends each day with a smoke 
and almost continually has a pipe or 
clKar in his mouth. His health liaG 
bften Honiewhat impaired I'^y Mie V.pavy 
anioliinff. lience the New Vear's resolu- 
tion, made as he says, "not to be bro- 
ken; to be kept." 



7 



iiyM.'M 



FOR FAMILY 
OF SOLDIER 

Mayor Proposes New 

[.,aw at Banquet 

oi Ninth 



I Trilnilc \\a'^ pai'l lo'unoi r'.uw.irf! 
i'L. ivOfciiii ;iii(i mrii uf llif \intr, .Kc.isi- 
|.ni(:iit \s 111) served on tlw- l-ordcr .it 
\thv. .-inir.ial dinnrr of ,iSMui;itc nicm 
'i bcrs in i!i'* C'oplcv VMn/.-i Hotel lust 
jnig'il. 'The cliirf cxocutiv-'.'; tU' i'otb 
I cilv iU)'! State, -.i t i'n;;rc^s:nan and 

high n "i< rrs of tiie Majssacluisells. 

National i<iujd a-^.tcd -ii; the (csti^i 

ties. ^ ^ ^ 

« ,,-r;^.->'>^' .-^ / 

MROl^Oi^nS NKW LAW 



me iir-'ociaiion f* eheer ot approval Big- 
nirted that it v.^ould. 

Iiieidentally an ocoapiun was gi^'^''^' *o 
rxy)rps9 fvirt'.ier reaer.lm'^iit at, Ih'.i crit- 
iiisnis which army authoriiiea have 
h.vf led ai^ainat thti National Guard. 
■i "nn.^)-ossniar. Gallivan, vi ]io was toj^ »i- 
maHter for the eventngr, de-.'laied he 
would stand for the Plate militia 
laii^ainst the reg-ular army, as the oouii- 
itiy liad expected less of the guardsirion 
and had roeclved nice. 
j Colonel J^ogan caded np'''n tlia AVar 
Department to make known I he dol'L-cts 
in the regular army as well as in iho 
National Guard. "II" ilu- mil hi;; has 
been found worthless, let's abolisli it, 
Mjut at I tie -Same time let us haw facr.s 
aliDUt .Flattsburj; and the regular army 
;i;^ wi-ll," ho pleadeKl. 

PredLt^ Return to Border 

Tl.eii he predicted a return of the 

M:usHai-i\u:^etts troops to the bord«^r and 

prt.yed thai if ho should -sti!! be in 

command, lie would find ffif same 

splendid organization of hVH) men under 

liirn tliat he commanded last 'jumnier. 

I At this poini -r toast wat; oroposed by 

j f'">rmer Mayor Jolm V. Fitzgerald to 

'till nu)thor <>f ' 'olon-'i i.og:.in and the 

wiif of General i ,a -vri'nc^- Lotraii. r^tur- 

ing 'liat she was the b*.>si potdier in the 

!''ij,^}itinK Ninth. 

liriiTadif'r-Genoral E. Leroy Sweetaer, , 
■,\ h't was also cheered for the part ho j 
I>);t\ed in the mobilization and conduct 
of Ma.-^sachusettt' troops on the border, 
also answered the army critics. He 
'stated ihnt if the National Guard pys. 
tcm was wroncr it was not the fault of 
those v/ho served under it. ";-y:;Tc!n 
or no system, the Second Massachu- 
setts Brigade is semnd to no body *f 
troops, and thp Ninth liof^inient is one 
of the leadin^r units in the hro.vant." 
he Paid. 

Janies J. TMudan. president of the 
Assru'ialinn of .f\Hsociate Menibors, tela, 
of the splendid relief work which his 
r.rKani'/ation bad done among- the fanii- 
lies (it; Massachn.'i't ts soUliers dnrin.Er 

('.overimr McCall pa'ri tribute lt> tiie 
duty ]>erformed by the reg^isnent and 
said that JTrt.OOi had bcf n provided by 
fhe Stair" for relief work of Massachu- 
srt is giiardr-riicn duririg Jin h .vmuini.-; 
service. 



Rule 



Union's Charter 



■Bfof the Boston lii'c /tleparf- 



!t Rii^c. f|r(.'{t.^ioii fi>r May(jr inricy u. 

iiro]ir>sc tile cnai^tmen, of a statut'* pro- 

\idiii.ii a livinR WBKc for liie fa.ndlic;< 

ni- dependei'l.'^ of every fut\irc soldier 

1 w'iO leaves Massachvisetln in respousr 

I . .....-■^ ,...1! tl„ ,,,.».,.; .,,,,, 

I to ^.Me ■.iKiu'" *" ■«•••■ i'v. ...„vw ^.n,,,,vM . 

\ ,,- th.-' Nindi T*e)ir!mcnl .\s.sociatiov. Ii 
'■ urinK this bsfoix the ]/?ijis-laturc. And 




COFFE^Dbl , 
HITTING PETER 



Says Glancy Would Be in 
Hospital if !|e Had 

'I lioiiuis,,'!'', ffrttf,- y. who watches over 
tie "uris' and downs" oT tt,<" elevators 
Ml the i.lty Hall anne\-. and who rccent- 
ily ackiiowledBed that he hi-d derived 
theneliis to the e.>;tent of one dollar for 
gallantly nj.iing .a Bostonfan lill out a 
n^arriage intentitai, once more cnteied 
the limelight yesterday. Koine sa.v tha' 
ho struck Peter (ilancy. of l.V;! Thor.iton 
street, Roxbury. one of the annex jan- 
itors, and relief elevator oiicrator. i'l 
the jaw. hut later roffey retorted; "if 
J had bit him he would he in a. ho.s- 
pital," and reporters recalling the fact 
that '.'offey wag at one time sparring 
liiTtner of John I., .^ullivan. were left 
lO draw thctr own conclusions. 

When tjie matter was called to the 
attention of '-^upurlptendent of .Public 
Buildings I-Ved ,1. Kneelarid. the lattev 
summoned Coffey to his office. Coffey 
denied that he had struck Glancy, say- 
ing that upon (Slancy'a refusal to iea-v-e 
the huildiOff, he took him by the collar, 
hut did nol Kli !;••■ Ipr.. 

/ rl 1 1 

'-■ /T /M 



Is included in New 



,Meni)>«fBf of the Boston lii'c /'depa. . 
itiont «-ere'yesterda>" ohliRatcd as nietv 
i-T"! of ihs Kuisseil V'ire I'lcb, City 
I iicmori'S I'nion, lyocal 1..3fll. th" name 
under which (he ciiartcr of the Vmei- 
ii-i^n h'edelalion of lyalroi has been 
sii'iited. The meeting was held at fi;t4 
Wasliipgton street and was one of the 
birscftt in the history ■ f !!'" i-,yr'-_i:-:\zj_ 
lion, 

'ilic work ot obllgajin^ was c'jiidiicted 
h\ V'.Tnk IF. Jlct'artin-, N>w IstiKlanil 
(<rp:iri;ier of fiic .A. I'", of 1,, l-'nllow- 
iMf; tiio in.stallalioii of (lie olhccrs and 
III.- obligating of the inciiihers. (>i- 
[:aiilzer McCarthy addressed th" men 
<>,i Diel" dtlty as lirenicn and ey!ilniTM'<i 
ih^- jnn'pose of the .A. c, of 1,. 

lie pointed out that (lie cliHrier 
»;i,iiited forbids a strike and (hat the 
.\, V- of r.. will not support an,^• man 
V ho takes advantaR^e of his member- 
sliip to -violate rnlee. Those members 
i^iio' were unable to atlend the mre* ■ 
iiig: yesterday will bo obtisaled within 
a fe^v days o.v Preajdent i'Jdwai'd J, 
1. 'in eiie.v. 




MAYOR G 
'MOVIE' LICENSE 

Reverses Attitude TaKen 
Several Months Ago 



Altliougli several nionllis ago he re- 
fused to cr^mt n license for a nio\ ing 
picture ilie.itr,-. .,1 \\ aslilng-ton .'trcel,! 
opposite Hugglcs, Mayor Curi. y yester- ' 
day issued the permit after .^ imtdii' 
hearing that lasted hut a few minutes. 

.\fter the Ma.v or had announced last 
.\imust liiat lie woi,ld not ,i=iant the 
;)rivilege, the corporation, of which Kred 
ilrecn Is president, went ahead with the 
oncinal plisn^ and erected ajj $S(i(¥Xl 

.M tiie hKary'tfplhe only spe,j(kcr was 
ilie Ma.vor. lie explained tir^i his re- 
"usal to grant the license was based oii 
he belief H;,-it there wag nol sufllcient 

'- " .'' ' ••" K new 

.ImaU'^ i^ 



MAYO^ PRAISES DEER 
\^X ISLAND CHAPLAIU I 

Ai tiie close of (he week'a rai«Mon fa* 
thc_iiim:,les of the I louse ,,t aorr.,"ti^ 
„, oeer Island yesterday aJternMB- 
.Miiyor Curley. I„ thanking th-^' 
.ian.od 1. Magnire S. .!., ^.1,., conduct , 
tlie , miBNlon. and the Hev. iJu - a .3 
V.-eber. R. .T., chaplain at the ,,,'?• 
said h, realised tl,at lh« Iarr« dccr^^^^, 
in tb« number of prisoners «hpr« i.< 
largely due to the Influenoe of th« nK-i^l 
lain, who bt^ng-ht fhs.n liajk * vl."?" 
early teRohinri. ""^^ to tholr 














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. nn^ of Underwriters' 
Suspicious ot '^ , pjre 
Attack on Boston 
^ Department. ^ ^ 



,1.- 'o« jW"! 1 
taBbloa| 

^ted out the out.» I 
,•'"1 certain etree^ 

^„y not cair ^ .^^e i,eBt remedial 

,Tt.ll and ^7 'iVe virtue ««\ 

.^oT^^sand. and lewn troj ^^^ 

,,r^^:*co.,^,, program and 




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i^.<f. til® 

>nr.- '"^''"^iJ^e for »"■ 
,;. .KMB Pl»^«gjbi„ lor 



, Fire W„tion "'..^not M '»»*« ''""JS 



^ •^^ Sir from a ^".X-fceft** ® 
a res^' jternor 



**'^?'- to the «"?°\ V^ 

«*:^^ "A^'^**."^.. tie 
n*^ Boown.- a» ">% 



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I 



tiooiles, un- J! 



AUTOMOBILE MRKING 

Is It po8BH)l6 to relieve the con- 
gestion in ihe WasUIngton street 
shopping zor.e by eliminating auto- 
mobiles that are not using tlie street 
as a thorouBhfai-e? 

Police Captain James P. dnnncy 

has been cnaracterized Iw the Board 

of Street Commtssionors as being 

probably the best .expert on traffic! 

conditions in Boston. He hsK c.->a- 

teuded for a long time chat t'le Uick 

of parkins; places for automobiles V.an 

caused Washington Ftreot to uf. 

I crowded with circling maclilnes, and 

' that it is not uncommon to see one 

machine pass through the shoppinpc 

belt a score -,of times during a short 

, period. I /- \ 

Ho points ibut that autorai 
j'vhlo to stand on Washington ?(.ieet 
while the owner is siiopp-'i!?, r.nri 
unable to find a side strept wt ere 
there is room to remain at the curb- 
ing, circle the block for periods of 
aa hour or more waiting for the 
owner to emerge from some store 

His suggested remedy ':i a munici- 
pal parking section of commodious 
proportions with telephone con- 
nection and an announcer. The 
stretch of Charles street between 
Boston Common and the Public Oar- 
dens is wide and one of the sldewall;., 
is seldom used because of the plc?.;^- 
ant stretch on the other side of the 
fence. 

At this point Che overflow of auto- 
mobiles that cannot find waiting 
space on the busy side streets could 
be congregated, provided they wore 
drl-en by chauffeurs. Mrs. Back Ba>' 
could alight from her mschinn and 
,iend her chauffeur to this parking 
opot. After shopping to her heart's 
content, whether it be one hour or 
three, she could step to a teloplione 
j and call her car by number, know- 
ing that it would be due at tlio .store 
door .almost by the time she was 
en the sidewalk. 

i Something must be done to relieve 
, , ..,dhin£ton street congestion, and it 
Is true that the present experiment, 
while surprisingly successful, iia.'-: 
been marlied with abuse by operators 
of automobiles who speed throuKh 
the district now that the street cars 
are removed i-.nd vehicular traffic , 
confinsd to n. iiorLheriy direction. 

if a large percentage of the pre.sent 
automobile traffic is circular and un- 
necessary, some scheme should be de- 
vised to end it. Wlieoi space on 
Washington Blrcet is too precious tu 
<lie wasted. 






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CITY HALL NOTES 



* . i ...: !ii i » " j:|,,y conipulRion, accorJing to Co!. Sd- | 

', ward I,. Logan of thfl Ninth Regiment, 
who .spoke ycsterda.v liefore a comnilt- 
cee on puhll.-lty for the MassacliusettS I 

Mayor Curley Left Last Night ( ''J;'''"'""; ■7"." ^^^"""l^; ''? \^,i,^^i 

'"'■ Philadelphia, accompaniud by Mrs. . ■■jf ,t 'were undertuken today, Uie army ] 

noiild bo In the position o£ a court with- 
Oiit judges or a iiiiivtisify without Xt'-^- 



for ^..._, ,,„....,,. .,^ 

Curley, and will not return until Friday I 
mor.-.ir.s, .\c.';l=t."..r.t Secretary JoL'epli ' 
Metlvn waH t!iken along by the mayor 
a.s far as New York to tnlte dictation 
and notes dlspo.sing of aieuniulated cor- 
rtspondenjo that the mayor haa been 
unaMe to dl.'?po.se of becauss of the 
pressiiri' of ottior biislnej* at City Ilnll.' 
Among other documents taken nil the 
trli. by the mnyor was Fire Comml.'S- 
Biotifcr CJrady's ansxcer to the ch us 
.Offainst conditions in his department by 
tli« underwritera. The msy-r will bo 
entertained thlft afternoon by Mayor 
Bmlth of Philadelphia and this evenin? 
ha will aa>iress the Alumni Sodality 
Reunion of St. Joseph'.i College, wlu-rft 
he will be the guest of the Kev. ;- r. 



'A Strange New Year's Present 

wa.s rerelvid yesterday at City Ilall 
from some unknown friend of the mayor 
in Bar Harbor, Me. It l.s a round howl 
of plaster ui' [lurLs, .itudciMl with piocca 
of Kranite. and i^ intended to he used 
af? a receptacle for food and water lor 
birds. The letter that aceompaniod It 
r."ad, In part, "I'loase put ttils in your 
front yard. If you rnnnnt put it in your 
front yard, put It in your back y.-ird. If 
you cannot put It In your back yard, 
^;!''e It aivay. If yoi' can't give it away, 
throw It away." 

When Klcf^tlou C'ommlSBlnner Frank 
Selherlich saw it. ho thought It Wa.s a 
double not of false tooth. '.Y;ion tho 
mayor read the letter, ho air'ounoed 
that it Is hiB llrni intention to do one of 
the four thlnen sUKKo.sted by the dorior. 
but he wou'd not Hpcclty which. 



fes.sor.'i." he SMid. 

He cited the, lack of officers in the | 
regular army and told of border expert- 
ences. Officers from the national .?;uard,'| 
he said, had been de;ailed to the re«u- f 
lar arni,v because .some of the regular | 
arm.v companies iiad only one officer 
All thln.c.-4 considered, he believed that | 
tho militia of thi.s State can fufnleh 
military units as cfilcient as any of ttl« 
re.snilar ai'my rcitlments he saw op Uis ] 
border. 



A Conference With the Police 

ofTicals of both the Boston and the 
.Met.opolltan Park Department has been 
called \iy Aiayur Curley for ne-vt Mon- 
d.'iy mornli.g at U o'clock to discu.is 
possible ways of protecting the public 
from thin !.'e. "I am surprised that 
thoro are not moi^e skating fatalities," 
thu ni.ayor commented ye.->torday after 
ire.'idirig of the. .Muddy river tragedy, 
("and feel U'at it may bo possinle to, 
pr.'vent theur 

"I am reriucsting Police Conimlaaloner 
O'Moara, i'ark Ciunmlssionor Dillon and 
officials from tiie Metropolitan Park 
Pollef> Department to confer '^vlth mo 
to see If there Lt not some comprehen- 

keeping skaters ofl '^e 
.<i no; perfectly safe. I do 

ordmanca will be neces- 



A Feiieral Employment Bureau 

in belnst planned for Jinston, and the 
mayor Is to have a conference In his 
office next Saturday morning to discuss 
the project, tie was visited yesterday 
by Inmilgratlon Commissioner .SketTing- 
ton and Deputy Hurley and learned 
their views on the matter, with spreial 
icforcnce to the .securing of stea.ly work 
for really desirable foreigners upon their 
arrival in this country. 

United States CVmimlsslnner of Immi- 
gration Camlnettl is said to he Int-M'ested 
in the proposition i,nd he will come hero 
from Washington no.xt Saturday to tako 
part in the confdren 

alwayn been keenly Interested In the 
immigration problem and has attained a 
national reputation as a speaker In op- 
pooiUuii Lc Uie lifer.acy test and 
favor of higher health .standards. 



way 



Ive 
ieo Vtllen 
n<jt think 
sary. ' 



SAYS ARMY WILL 
LACK OFFICERS 



Building Conirnissioner O'Hearn 

\vill answer the '^Im nee Commission's 
complaint against 'he method.'" adopted 
in the purch.-ise of water m.eters by 
tho city last year. After a conference, 
with Mayor Curley yesterday afternoon, 
he said that, he will nuiko piildic an 
nnswei- today showing that the con- 
tract in (luestlon had e.-cplred befora he 
assumed l.^mporary charge of the sup- 
■)ly department. 

The ,1' yor Informed th& Finance 
Commission last evening that tlio en- 
I'he m'avor ha.s '^''"'> niatter of conlracLs and specifiea- 
tloi; f.e-nvc Is unsatisfactory and that 
Corporation Counsel .Tohn A. Sullivan 
who wa.s chairman of the Fin. Com. for 

five A-e-iri w\\\ otf.,.f t>,U).u. „ ..»,...., '. i 

on a thmougn revision of these an- 
tiquated forms and will eliminate alt 
jo+ter.s and contradictory .lunse.^ that 
have hindered free comiKitltlon. 



In 



Col. Logan Believes Com- 
pulsory Training Could 
Be Made Possible. 

Pc;;^..iis {fishloned along tlie liiii>M of 
West Point _^lll be ncees.sary before any 
scheme of compulsory military tralnlm; 
can he introduced i.T this country, in 
o.-der that o /leers may be available for 
no large ai 



Sewer Department Catch Basin 

cleaning: will bo done on a more com- 
jirehens.ve scale this year than ever 
before In the hl.story of tho city, ac. 
'■ordlng to Public \V(«ks CommisVloner 
Minpny. Following d conference with 
Mayor Curley an-l Jlealth Com.nlssloncj' 
.Mahoncy yesterday, it w,as decided that 
t!io cleaninir out of every catch haMn In 
the city during tho early .suminer and! 
liite r.prlng will prove an effectlv'o 
I'-.viud preventing ,i reij<.||tion 
year's outbreak of infantlli 
'J'hc sewer.s are 



step 

last 

!■ iralysis. • 

lo bo ilualiefl n. 

well, the request for the •• '*■ 

iripropriatlon n 

to bo 

Lo the approval of the City •.-ounrll P 
Ihe council throw.s the item down ill 
mayor will u.se the incident fo,- politiejS 
army as would be provided Purposes in next fall'.s oampa'gn 



, .. 'Klditlonal 

.nation .,i,e.s,.ary for this b|g i'k 
Included in the b.,dK„t „ ,1/ ° 
approval of the CIt ■ ' ^l.^.^^^S! 



J OO RiS 




FAYING 



TOLL OF IMPERIALISM 



Moors Says Great Popular Movements We e Scrapped 
on Outbreak of the War-Praises the Attitude of 
President Toward Europe and Mexico. 



CITY HALL NOTES! 



|,lain i>Pop!r' of thi' 
,'niint.rie . Hi'fi ill till 
paying- witli tlicii- livet 



Kn-at ICurn- 
Iroiiolics lo- 
th. ■ iH-\ially 



T 

(la J 

lor tliP imperialism of a doni'ii ... •- 
HfoiC' of European rtiplomatiKts. a>'i:ord- 
xnf to joli;. F. HoOr=.i, Douloti linanco 
commitisioner and prfsidenl of ilif, As- 
socinted Charlti.-s. wlio was the sp^aKer 
at tlio RosllndaU- Forum in Lotigtelow 
School hall. r.oHlindalf, last night. Coir.- 
miHsioner- W.-ois ^poke on '■Europ.-an 
liiplomacy a,-! RolliTlcd hy Ih.' Cicat 
"War." . 

•■.Ml th.i weak p.-oi'lc m -^^la ana 
Africa and the islandn of the sea hav.- 
!md rca.s.-)H to look with terror on \\M: 



„,„„ikcr '■Tlio<'liicf i,uperionty of these 
civilized nations to the barbarians ha., 
bioi the more diabolical effieien.-y oi 
their enRltios of death. 



civilized nation.'; of Europ' 



said til. 



.MI Armed for -'nefeiise" 
■■.\11 over Europe the plain people (\erfl 
luiiiK in unity with one another. Hut 
among 'he. diplomatists jealousy and 
fear r,.llo^ved agrandizemenl, jealon.«y 
,,, tho.se who might be getting nioie 
11, an their share, fear that each in turn 
might prove weaker than his neighoor j 
and that the proce.^..-. of being erush.;d j 
bv :!,iose deeming themselve.s more nt to y 
.-.urvlve might be theirs. So all armed , 
tor defense. Gcnnany and France Iwth 1 
(111 land and sea; England, nvire iso- | 
j lated. mostly at sea, hut so strongly 



How the Strandway Will Look 

,vheu 1. is completed i.s «^-P»^'""^ 

,..,,,, b„ce .ketch in vvater-colo.e 

that will be pi evented to Mayor C,.H*y 
todav, when he returns from Philadel- 
,.,.,a." The picture wa.. arawn by mn« 

---of':^:::'^="woru^^.^; 
-a/^;;r.rirr:::^or^^;i 

t-S,!oo Btrandvvay und Old Harbor ta 
provement and reclamation project at 

'llv p. lit. . rj.^lili.-. 

I It is a liirds-eye view, ana 

^Vorl ' Connni.s.loner Murphy cb«rac,^ 
terize, 1. as one of the finest "P«--; >«;^» 
of draught..ma,»sh!ri ever t"™''.^ ''"^^f, 
a citv employe. The sketch has bee^ 
n-aned and will probably Ik, hung In 
„„. .mayor's outer office. '! he btrantt 
^.av «ork i.s under way at present. 



.surely to control 

ak 



ocean 



MUNICIPAL AUTOMOBLES 

The city's fleet of utituuiobiiea, 
wilt! a few ronspiouous excoplions, 
has boou labeled in an honest manrcr 
and Mayor Curiey deservea full crodit 
for having fins'ly ordered it, even 
thouKli his ordir was issund a triflo , 
roluctantly, ' 

The nmchinos are marked in ^old ! 
letler,=i two inelies high, giving the 
name of the department under ttse 
words "City of nonton," Uhorever 
tnoy f;o. ihcy will be recogniKablQ to 
11)0 citizens wii;> foot the bills o." iiis 
nmnicliiallly. The Sunday Joy riding 
will be les.". popular, the m.a,ohn>os 
will spend fewer hours at places wliera 
they sliotild not be, there will b.i 
fewer road-)iouse trlns, and tiie sttn-ies 
of elty ears being privately rented 
will not he HO prevalent. 

There is no oec^asion for any false. 
aaodeaty concerning viiose municipal 
autoniol'/lies. K ibti (a-ciipaiiis arfl 
naiiiK them legitimately they need 
not feci ashamed of the eiiy'.s iabel. 
If tliey have no right to the machine, 
or if they are aliUKing a privilege, 
their rmbai rasanient deseivefi no 
symiiafhy. ■ <'■. 

Now for l!ie inniu'c ip.ll ^garaRe, 
where v,ill he maintained recori^ls of 
upKeep, rp))alrs, i-entals, mileage, gas- 
oline, oil, lircri, and individual trips. 
Mayui (Un-ley han jiromlsed the public 
ttiis economic protection, and as an 
I'nveRtmenI it cannot but prove an 
n-.-.-.lieni oiie, ,-ven though condtielert 
»<i;!'. oniv normnl elty efficiency. 



I there ai 

i iii.ghway. 

-When t!>c ontl'reak ..f tlic vrreat war 
came these i.lain p-'oi^le of Europ- had 
sopr.o.«ed that they were getting ahead. 
France and Italy had ia>en >— •-■=r.-.iii; 
more and moie radical; ii K'lssla a 
popular assembly had struggled into ex- 
i.^lence: in Germany the Socio! Pemo- 
cial.s saw victory almost within 
Hiii.sp; in England the House of 
had b-cn .shorn of its power, and ho;iie 
vci.^ for I-eland had been uimost 
acliieved. But all these great popular 
n.o-'cment.'i w;re tlironn Into the junk 

, heap and the people of Europe, witliout 
mv quarrel with each other of wliich 

I the;, were .-onscious, are now in tlie 

: lren.,hcs exterfnina'.ing one another. 



Praise for President 

•■,\iv.! .some of our friends despair of ^ 
t!,is country because \vc are not partici- j 
p.ints in this e.xtermiriation of human i 
l:\ca. T'licy .oncelvo that our souls are 
■.■ndangerud by holding aloof. They in- 
sist that the request of our i'reslilent I ijon 



mat the belligerents state for what they \ the city wid 
a.e hchting is an inniertlnencc. They j s^'iuarc m. 
„,...jre the administration for let ting I ?■'"■"«' "■.>;:^^' '_;, 
ti.c Mexican stru,ggle for lib',.'rty con- i st. i' '",'";,' 
tinue vvithout our iiuerverdnp. ' 

: "Rut after all the years of hou.qe- I t 
jbreaklnf,- Imperiali.sm, a weak country, '} 

ico. whb^h. is the treasut^5-house ot ; 

world, has not been eyplolted by a 



Luther W. Bixby Paid a \ isu 

tc fitv llai. yef^terday to file a com- 
plaint agaiu'^t the poor work dons by 
,1,., .i\.sses8ing Department last yenr in 
,i.,ting the registered ^-lo"-,.^ "^^^^ % 
a retired bUBine.s.s man ■"^" ^,. '*!?;" ,,' 
vearE of age and living at :Mi ^\a=.. 
rgton street, Roxbury. ile has never 
r,;-^:.,, voting at an -l^-'"-" -"^'•„,^,* 
•vi.- , ..iii.^tered as a voter, and his ftist 
.'.^cVidentiai l>a!lot was cast for Aoru- 
l.„,n Uncoln. On Jan. 1. ISfi-S, he wai, 
' "; ,,„tpd an ele.-'tion officer and has 
^ worked as an election crf!ct»t at every 
' election .since thai date. 

•ording to Election Commissioner 

_ . . !.,_ „« n Ti-riT'Ker Pt' 

re are 

the elty 

is Fred 

.N ssesslng Depart- 

worli for the city 

■ ■•' ■^- / "Z_- 

That Stuart Street Extension 

na- yeater.lay anthorc^ied by the street 
...^mmissione.s upon tiie petition of J. 

„„„ner Draper and ^^^ %J^l 
n,„.il.l representing the Vark hqiaie 
. • E-titc Tru-t. Stu.irt street will 
J .,';''Vxt..'iid'-d'from Trinity place to Clar- 
' , id.-.n street, thus connecting both part„ 
1 ,t S i; rt street, b.v the partial de.noh- 
' "everal buiblings. The cost '- 



Pemo-i .v,^ cording to Election Commit 
:; their ( i,„r.,>n, Bixby's service a= a worl 
• I^ords J ,1,,, ppiis is a record, ana tlu r 

' • " ' few men older in .service in th. 

r,ervica. The eldest employ« 
Richardson o' the 
in=nt. wiio went .to 
in 1K)7. 
I 



,ki 



l:.)c 

iho 

strong nati.Jii. I'.n the cont; ary, thouga 
provocationa have i."en endh-ss. we luive 
'.onsistently and steadfastly maintained, 
,,.. n nation an attltud.; of utter uii- 
.-eltishness. 

■'May we not hope, therefore, that in 
the supreme crises which, now confront 
the world the light of .'.inerican liberty 
-.ill ..^hovv tlie way to bettor inlngs?" 



Sl,',,.'i).) and tlie ParK 

have saeriflceil 

,■ in this Initial 

... .clopm.'iil .-.h.-iiic, 

t ,.r.mniissinner-< w-i)l tinld n 

ring this morning on the 

,.v,<..n-mc .1 It"- NN'ashiimion , street 

vchlcillar traffic v.'^ulatious for another 

.^is week.-:. 



he; 



formality 

ihc t'it\- ' 
lai action 



Til,, licnrlng is merely », 
to comply with tlie law. a.1 
.u'l.il ha.^ already taken aimi- 
■onccming alreet car.^j. 



# 



'TIRE DEPARTMENT 
CRITICISM UNJUST" 



s 



Mayi 



or Sees Motive in Attack 
ide by Board of 
U..derwT)ters 



niv mimlnlstration, 
Mini It iti ii'.y aim to cntirc'y iiiDii.i;;;;; 
till.- ilopiittmcnt. The upPoinl.niMit.s 
!uul promolions liavo been rnado on 
merit, from the civil servico Hats, 
•,n-. administration 



ramor anoat ^tSal'' t'He Mayor 



ag*ee» 



prr»^tar7» 



Mayor Curley'a assiHtant sf 
SlaiKlish AVillrox, ivho acted -i" ""•'" 
lin,; U'.-. adniiiiiKiraiion \ nici|ial Ijoniitv coiilcst Judse '''"'"'' 

•Tlicro is alway.< uolities In a fire , j,^^ ,„„.p pulcctod iiy the priest or 

" " hiK I'ariPli in a ..oaHiy city to assume 



CALLS SCORING MOVE 

TO KEEP UP RATES 



Reduced Losses During Past 

Year, Executive Says, "Will 

Show Efficiency / / 

r\UyV^r:'<*!tr!or,""'Tii /i /typo- 
wHtttii s(aU>ni(Mit, which jfic prc- 
[tiij-Cil >vliile on the Atay to 
Pliiladclphiu Tuesday nidit and 
sent back to his office for pub- 
lication, answers the criticisms 
of the. Xa+i!'!!''! Board of Fire 
Undcr>vritcrs donoanein;^ the 
Boston Fire Department and tlie 
hi^h pressure water service, by 
declaring, araonp; other things, 
that "the 

carefully timed to prevent a re- 
duction in rates." 

His answer, which is one. of the 
mo.st interesting ho has ever issued 
in reply to critici*--m since elected 
Mayer of Boston, is as follows; — 

"The criticisms of the Tiostoii Fire 
Department by the National Board 
of Fire tJnderivriters should he 
julged in the lisht of the motives of 
the board. It i.s good policy to criti- 
cise the fire department of any city 
when the agitation for lower ra'es 
seems to be about to succor-d. The 
board's report was carefully timed to 
prevent a reduction in rates. To make 
it effective, the board jfrossly exai;- 
gerated the fire ri.sk„ in Boston— In 
other word;:, it rang a false alarm. If 
the board by crying daoKcr c;\n keep 
up its exorbitant rates ar 1 enable fti- 
Kuraneo men to cont' lue collecting 
excessive profits, its . dfl'h purpose 
will be accomplished. 

"Vow Boston Is in no .'ueh p<"rii as 

the board represents. We iiave au 

abundant water supply, the aid of an j,, i>iiii;idelphia. ' The 



dcpartnTeiit, but theve is l-sa in Bos- | 
!o>> than In any oti'cr lam'o o'ty in 
Ilia touiitry, and less in the Boston! 
I'irc Department now than there was 
wlu-n I took iJffiee as Mayor. I have 
stopped the practice of raising funds 
and hiring political attorneys for the 
[Hirpo.'se of procuring shorter hours' 
or greater eonipcnsation lor (iromcn. 
1 secured the defeat of the two pla- 
toon bill in the Le.t;islatur- because 
1 felt It would reduee the efficiency 
of lite department.' I;t short, I have 
done' mv^re to promote efficiency in 
the (Ire depirtment than any Mayor 
in r.cent history. Tlie allowance for 
m.al hours and time ott is just the 
same as wher, I became Mayor. 

• The liussell Club was created in 
iiu; lime •><" the fue cemmicsioner 
who munderwriters are wont to 
praise — Commissioner Russell— and 
no commissioner or Mayor has sbiee 
a'tcmpted to aboli.sh it. I slvtW .lot, 
for I think the men luive the .same 
legal ri'-;ht to organize as letter-car- 
riers, polieomen. i engineer. :;chool- , 
teachers, lawyers, doctors, or any 
other class of i>ersons. 

••I know (it no case during my term 
where the Russell Club has inter- 
ceded in behalf o£ any tlremen 
charged with violating the rules, and 
I^n-,rd's renort was 'every limang of the Co.mmissioner, 
IjOaillS K.poil w,is ^,,.j^.(,^, J. jj j,r,iered removal, reduction 

in rank or .'iusi)ension, has been .sus- 
tained by me. |i 

"The \\\"..\\ pressure situation was 
crea'ed by engineers appointed under 
a precediirg administration, and I am 
not responsible for it, but I am doing 
everything I can to remedy it. 

"I resent the criticism of the per- 
.■^onnel of iiio Fire Department. They 
are a .splendid body of men and 
should be enc.ouraued by the public. 
'i '10 Cornmi«sioner is a .striit discip- 
liu.irian and I have alway.'; supported 
his efforts toward.-! greater efficiency. 
Tlio department i.'? in better condi- 
tion tlian it ever -".vas h«:foro and the 
reduced firo losses this year will prove 
it when the figures are published." 



a similar role In the beauty contest 
parish will conduct in the near 



the 



future, That Is all that Stanley will 
tell .lust now, except that <^atheryn 
V. Devine of Ilov.ard 
eligible as a, contestant. 



Is not 



Councilor-elect Francis J. AV. Ford 
of South Boston paid an Infonnal 
vi;^it to City Hall yesterday and wa.s 
warmly greeted by several depart- 
ment beads and employees as well as 
other fi-iendr, whose names cannot he 
fcaind on the city payroll. Despite 
tlie fact that he was endorsed by the 
Goo Coos, be gays that he is" gotng 
to start right by being a friend of 
every member of the new City Coun- 
cil, lie did not stop at the Mayor's 
office. 

AT THE MAYOR'S GATE 

Four Boston candidates for the 
('onstitutional Convention have al- 
ready llj^'d their noniinatiou papers 
V itii the reciuiri'd Inn siynntures with 
the Flection Commissioiier.s. They 
iiie .John Di»ew, Ward 12: Joint F. 
Norton, Ward 13; George M. Costnllo. 
Ward 17: and -Tohit F. Maey. Ward 
2-. all of wluim are eondldat'S from 
legislative district.-;. 



Immigration Comrn'r Caminetti of 
Washington, D. C., wa.'i unaMr. to 
reach Boston yesterday to attend tfio 
1 vojiosed conf'Tence in Mayor C«r- 
Ic.-'s offici' on the subject of ostab- 
lisi mg a federal cniiiloyment Imreau 
in this eity. It was Just as well 
th.at he did net come, because of th-' 
illness of the Mayor, who went di- 
rectly to his home upon rcturnins 
from Philadelphia. The conference 
will proliably take place Monday. 






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o UA'I 



l!] 



effi-.ient (Ireboat ',)atrol along an ex- 
tensive wali'r front, uii.l a large, well- 
cnuipped and efficient lire d.-iinrt- 
mrnt. AVe have a stringent building 
code, effieir.,"it inspection service, and 
the best enforcement of btiildiiig laws 
In the United States. The motoriza- 
""- jt of the deiia'-t merit lias proceeded 



Mayor Ctirley'« jirivale office In 
City Hall and the Ciirley mansion on 
Jamaictway are getting their annual 
semi-.anniial cIo.aning during the ab- 
sence of tlie Mayor and Mr.s. Curl^y 
crew of city 



Si'c. Standish Willcox. who Is 
.VTiiyor (Uirley's international dipio- 
mat, is back in his old stride n.galri. 
In one day he announces loiatiiig the 
willow oi; an Anierienn who died at 
sr-.-i, and tlie attempt to secure the 
rr-leasft of another Amerlertn. being 
hehl in the servico of the British 
go\'r-riiment. 



employee.s doing the work are oper.nt- 
ing under the directi(Hi of "Assistant 
Mayor" Chai-lie I'ower. 

Frederick W^ HIehnrdson, a clerk in 
the A.ssesiiiiig Department and the 
oldest employee in the cit.y's employ 
111 point of service, has been cfintlncj 
lO his home for several week.t Ijy 
illness, but reports Indicate lliat he 
is recovering deniiite his advanced 
age of more than *) years. Ho en- 
tered the service in ISrjT. 

.I.ames.i^. Donnarum.T, editor of the 
G.'i'/zfffta cNil Massachusetts, reeciitly 
appoKjitcd W R^yor CurloV as a. 
trustee of 'Fl>'^3#'''"i'^ Infir/iar/ De- 
pa rtin(-h^-.^p^|r^S:ort '•ISirfec/ed /pi esi- 
dr-nt >,'rtb«tI?orth End Improvement 
A.ss/i. H(\flia.s already decided exact- 
ly Mthat/the North End needs, tinil 
probtCCTy will get, but there 1« no 



There was a very good rea.ioii why , 
the Street Co!iiuii.-,nloiier.=i li.stencd for ! 
more than an hour yesterday io the 
wailing of the South Boston residents i 
who were Kupposi'd to talk on the' 
v(<hiciilar traffic arrangements, but 
inste.Td bellowed against tlie Boston 
■' ,," over whieli tlie Street ("ominis- 
'S"aiers have no jurisdiction, ClLiir- 
man John H, Dunn Is a resident of 
he peninsular district. 






" . .1 V -il- 



SERVICE BO^RD 



sot- oi "••• - "lince "'"•'^ 

, .U.V =e. r.i...r.? of tour »p; 

t^mc, -Ith t^^.^^'i^ncd of aPP-;- 



, tie .as «o Se^'o^^^ 

Airuour'i ^^'' ■ -linns "> .,.„a 



. ,,fl bv a pointed l>; feeUnBf o' \,„,,, these 



. , ,-,ntuiau> 

T,,ose V.UO Boston sa (.^i„ps, 

FitzKfi-^lf ^,. rettroinen^ ";. <,,edi'--.a 

tc sccuie tn. ,^j^. (,,ivU.v i^_ -„j,2^er. 

,,„t nort\on "i.y- „ ,g,,,»r iroi" - aome »"'>•""„ ■,„i,iat-d "n •■'"„ ^ ,ev. much a ^gj^pj t n - ^^^^^ 

-^ ^^?" .in«N" "i-- i V u>. p.- .o ii" ^-'■'*;!;;l'{:orpop">"ri/;.:;\i;^^ of l.un ^-^^^u ^<^v^ '^. ^m 

„ccon.pan --f J7, U, Uh "^M cducaUon. 1 At .KeraUl and r< - «^^ ^ni t^«^ '^^. ^ p -ecipi'--^f ^'^ ^e a 

-!:,,^;r-"''-!;:r^TUe^on,n..=:;on' ,,„ ^. \_, A, ^^U e<^>»^^-^;:;^.;^ ^-^^Xn^vo 

after Mr. ^^^e-tables. t^.'^^,, ^,^s th« 
l,,,en tuined^a"^^.^j^,j^ 



Sent Query ^^^^^^ ^ ^,^,-,y 
visionR "' '"-'^ 



nor to api'on.. . • „.,vlcdge 

■•"■ '^ "^ 'T nstan>'eB tUe .iu« .' ^i„yor 
f ,be oandidat .)^^^^ popula-1;.; ;'';','„;,« ^,. 



'• your ovKan".a ,„st'fied itj" ,.. * » ,- ^T% tIP ft, 1/ fill can^e Mr. CurU y ,,,raV=l. ^^ ,d< 



1 ;'^S'is'':vr:i?^?ciS 

J t.he veto V 



/of the mayo, ^>^,,,^, i„„amwi _^^ 

V'^IX ''ir anv \aima t-^' /^Itnl.Mon 

Iwitli ", T,,e duty "f , ^ thnn merely 

the '•■'f ..J, or and broader |^' ,,, tV.e 

b*-"-"'^ I ,« intended o U ^^..^^^, 



,.,,enln>c t" ^^ ^nded to l.e ^^" ' ,, „ve 

\So:^-rr.i:;'op->-"[,*:5h:^^uav' 



dcr- 

'IH-' B!aB« ««; „Hh the '^-^^^f^„, Mr. 
-r^-^^HV'^erc^jC'S 

aW 
tierasr.'s -■^:^;;;^-p,Rrted, it .>* »-— - 

^onUn^^^;^tu.;:.^'^-^""■ 



**^ 'V>\ «'urley.,,,^d,i,.no^^^ J ^„„ .,..-. 

^"^'^^^^r.'le Resumed and -^.|.. ^-;-[^;te^ - ^^^ 

tare >-, 3e n^ ^^^^ "r^o::Utnted^«dU..^;; , ...or .un- 



tare wra, ^e g^^^ ran... 

,n,,,t Tables r-a^® ,„^ or t 



„,ectlyc of ■•\,i,.h resartl ';',,,.,-,. fore 
»">■ ""^' 'appointees. ^ .^„^„ce ^va.^ 
neation 1 "'j' p,v,er any evme .^^^, 

i'"'"""''''T ,0 it V.y nny V'' ;-^' ;„,,U'.lea- 
f'"-"''''nUvvviil> '■'-'"' ^'-^ 
.'■'■""""rar)Pol"t'""' .,„, ,0 the l!n>e 

,^'Mr.'^■r^^:r^-?^^:;;-n;>^^ 



tare wia, -- Been rconunued e-..^^,^,,,, ,octo 

that Tables Have or to tv,;^.;^-^ n^m^-.^,^^ ^^,^ 

Beiore. 



~fr-'<^^ " ' 

"" ^« r WHITE. 

X»r. -';^»^; ;'-„:md to outer 






,180 heeri 

ii„r l«>'^>^'" .> ■ ■;- ,. \a i-eporlsd 

■,;,,- \Z otfleiai .Mr ' ; l;^^^, ^^y, 

''" lUtle disturbed, fo ' ,, 1;,^^. 

.^"^""f^-'^r^U.urU. U>e.Uabi, 

/ t ^^ *'"■ "J^noTtor Bi'.-dns^. Secretary 
/ rmkhan.. ' ",r;'n,te.r.H and Th.nma* J- 
, J of the TrenM >^ Storrow boom 

I'^M Kenny «'^' ^ti^.s ar^ PoeSlb.e. .;,^ , 



_L_-.-^4, 



• 



-i'M.i, DISCOVERY, l:,,;':! 



yii^fWmy DISCOVERY^,,;..,,.:?- 

Mayo.. C.n-U.y is J"-'^,^:;; ;;:,:;,; i, ptat. o.vnod hy 

this niiuuviipality "'i-" ■■ . , . -,,., „,,f.,;„ vi.!l,>r in mo oiMUt.^ 
Mavor CurW ^vili uaaoa^!OM.^ '■"•;;■■■ nanimisira- 

... . „■„. nnrkabl.- inotiu.ds .-ini'l".^ '^'' '>■ .!" 

:,on, ,usl <len..t,..l f' ^ ,.^„,^„,,„,,,, ^n .ur o. u nun.,..,-, 

'"^"■. '^•^^';:?M■ ......lid n,. lonru oMU over.. 

assrfsu.c,it l,y a n.,|rhl.o> u,. . ,^ ^. ^^i^vcd prrsoiu lirm 

U«a Ken n,ado T-ublw and . ; o^ ^ , .^^ ^. j,^^,^_ 

ana corporatu.n had '-"^r * '■''"^ ^^ ^ u 1 > bad l.-. .--- 



EA^ SOSTO/V FOLK CHAROfi 
Mayor Angers Several by Abrupt^ 

ly. Closing Hearing on K««^ 

uoir Flan. 






HSSCKhCd : 



The JiscoM'ry. 



«as ar.-ub'nial. and ^vas 

as*,Ci,Ma. .,..„. i,,,-.aU-ri..,l ontsukT. 

,,n.l>abU- made by aii 'Hi-ii. 1- _ -^- _ , ^^. ^ , ^^^t- 

. AmSQU.ET.NG REPORT ON OUR F.REHAZARuo 



TO nn out Of nu. ...or. .ju.t n,..o m. o,. ,>^ ^^^^^_^^^^^^ ^,^^^,^, ,, I 

of the National Uoara of F.r. I '"''^'^ ":^^:t" vol. as iu .very s.ardnu. 
wa-nh,K would b. un.nr to ^Y^^^f':^^ZvU■^^^n^ .vu,Us ave those ^.. 
of facts not all thry sbouUi ^e, toe nv..a anpl 

need most to know, .„ ;^i,pd our fire <lopart- 

m the report !..uoa ',n ^P-b 1« '• ^ ' ,^^^ „,, ,, di.cipUno. in 

mcpt a .eU orKanl.od force K°f '' .;\' " \,,,,,uu-n..- not.,vith.taudms 

tVo report now made, the lK,ar.l «^\ ';:,,,,' ,„,aards; apparently be- 

Mb.-ra; mainter.avu-e. ha« not kept up Its ^; ., ^„„ ,„uoU concerneu 

^ause Official. ... heU.nd ^^^ ^'^^ Z>X^^^n. the or.anUod actlvU.e. 

for BCinsh end., in pUdn ..ords ^^^"^^'^.W. tend to h.eaU d.sr.pl.ue 

aBdaEitations that wlih norogciid for tne , .^ 

and cripple the department. ,;ty ..ffi^,,,,.., and men .•> 

For these fuets no one 1. ^-7"';,!";1" i' , ,UU their deepest motive 
whom the old-tlmo prldo in '■^l^^'^^^^^ f^,^^ ,,- tbe public's hope for 
BP.ton Bhould let these men ..el that 1. .^^^^^^ „,. honeycombed 

a department that no fair judge '"'"''y^" /^ „„„,ont a. a whole ib no 
E-u. what the under.:riters experts ^« "^ f ;._^„,„V„ „,, .vUh eyes and earB 
snap Judgment; they were gc.ng m and ou ^^^ _^^ ---/^'^f,^; 

but even In number, bspeeiall. durlnR 

depleted past the danger point. ^^.^^.^^ ,,f p,^,sc,. out on... 

The officers' school lately ^^^^,^f :';'';!,,. board regards as serious- 
as a Btep toward tbe ^^P-'-"";"^ f ..^^^^^i, inspoctin. .ngine-rs iiu 
,y needed. And in the fire alarm '> ^*^" ,,,,, Headquarters b.ttl'l'ag, 

much to contmend; but they 7'>'""^;^^ ,.; ,,,1, of hi.h hazards. Out 
tv,ough in Itself fireproof, «'an<l« '." ,^ %f ^p,, ^tgh pressure lire servee, 
,-ater supply Is ample and --' '*'«" "^;i;,rte. the board lately made the 
uang around in s^hreds now for halt 

object of a, special inquiry and r-.po^. ^^, „,„omatlc sprmkar 

; Thanka to better bu>Ul,ug 4; ^^ ,' ^^.^^ood .■outrol of explosives and 

^ systems, the fire prevention ^^^^^ r^^'^^^,,,,,,,,.,, tbe hoard has foumi 
i^lammables, the safer .n.m^in..c.^^^^ ^^_ ^^__^, But -ho^map 

.nco-.rai-.StiK '•<i"'"*'^'"" ■' " ■"" 



,«(\veral Kasl 
an.^l.v with Mli..v:J! - ■■■- . ...ep.vini. 

IP rut .xlioit y''»""™''\,, ,„ drain Hw 
,;i,.v Hull on the. P";f ",-,:' ,"n„,ton ^.nil 
l.-a«Ir .Till reservoir In l-as' ■ 
.-onvert li Into a I''^'>"'I";'" ,uc hearing! 
When tl:e maynr "P''""'' „^'^';„ ,vas no.j 
1,0 an.nounced h. 'K^"" ;' ,'^, ^^.id there 

and. that he would '"^\';'°,,*„vert tbo 
i,-.,.orv,.,lr into a playsrouna . h ^^ 
,ho opinion of the '■^'f^^^^^^.y ,vat?r 

rTfl^^ealied upon WilUam tC^Fc..,^! 
--er comndssion, who s. d 0^^^ ^^ 
v"ir WAS nn uc'i tor uh., „|p, (hat 

hro.k In the only two --^^ ^"^"'^onrke, 

Uvith Mr. Fo)<^- .^^-it,. 'cf .tesVBo-i- I 

W"--?-^^Hirerthr:;sr^l 

1 ,o play on "« ^'-'l'"- . 3,„,. ,,,.;„ flniahsd. 
i ■^"'*"''"rd'4.V.u^d the n,.etine ad-; 

';-.,r:nd^w^|<.i--,,-- 

.h;t\he«.y=rt..-redj_ncm^ ,^^^, 

! ^^■'"" rp.e™«a°he"d In UClo >^noU, \ 
I BoKlon people f=^" • ,,.,„.v charKt'd 

"-^n"t:i:'r;^^rr'n.yor..idi 

^J•:;-;J■;Jte;;nt■tbehoarb^^om.; 

^'^ . 1 „rtor evidence tnaL t'-i- 
conuiuiod 'f« .';„^,,i that dralniog or 
.uhndtted to th'- en^ ,,,i endanger 

U,e re.e.ryoir at inc^^^ ^^.„^„ ^ ,„, of 

"''^ ,''■'■"',", sdd •■wi'O Mmply wwr-cd ta 

ppepii . ' '- ■ ' ■ ,, 

talU. llrit .- all. 



/-/ 



CITY HALL 
GOSSIP 



H H y'rTTin-Tev'.s NOW Year resohd ion 
1..' ,o refialn fto.n .MnoUlng every d^y 
; ,;„itl aft.r inncheo,,. H" made thn 
'samela»t.*ynrnnrt!t nniy lasted -,veh, 
j ,.ho mayor will not adi^tit jurX oo^. 
' niany davB. 



.encoura.iuR ..auUtlons , .a ,he on X ■ ^^^^^ ,„„nagratlon hazards j 

I,,,,, ,omes with the new rei,oit she.... 



' II ts a nafo bet that iUi 
' ,„w win n-a re.-iOlvo lo 



irtunnn fit": : 
top Hr.T<)k!n>I 



1 downtown, black as ever. u.vu-d's eomni<-nts. do not miss 

■ "„ notin, the praise and '>1""-."' ';„- ;^,, ,„„.„ printed inflowing 

one set oC dls.urbin. facts ^ -^, ^f ;, ' beJli^e VMU the average yeat-iy 

,ed ou the cover.. LY.r ":;\"; ;:^;?,,\,,, ,,erage loss p.ir lite was .S. 

number of iires in this ei > - ; ;^-^,„,„„ „t ftves a year --■-;;-'.; 

in the last five y^^^- X.^^lr. increased to f880. '' "'-"^'^>" ^j 
3:>S7. with the average ! ..... '^ ,,,„„, oriVtinK the wrons ^ay. ate , 

ot only exceptionally hi.!* 1" "'"",[ ,;I sober when they talk of Hos- 
ting the reasotts why '«^'"-->'''\"'t ' ^ le put our thoughtB a iiitie on 1 
toT The rest of us would K.ok sobe.^r f ^ ' / ;^,^ ,,,,,, ,,e years Boston 

Xtt iuch nsures P.oan in '^-- ;f ^ , ;:„::>;„. hu, on sm.ke. iiame and 
^iTlavished.noton ni-cTn-ev^H -a«^P ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^,^, ,^^, „^,., ,,,„.„. 

water, a «um e.^^^ p ofessioualiy jsk iUed outBidersv ^ 



Iho niavor nut. 
And it Is .'.i.lt /is safe to say that 



t Ann II 1^ .i"-T f" 

jCoun'llniMO V!.'ip!rtn and • Councilmi.n 
\ ,.\Pi-A VV:ils>.n will spend niueh of it, 
lime thti :,'■ 



ryilin lo .^niokil f'.T.f!i 
„iher oi.l on .n..sL mrili.-vM Ih.-o ronif 
before the council. ^ ■* 

A Koor; resoUitinn lor I) .> rudilt' works 
,l<I""tinonl wonUl lie l<. UKikn oeca- 
sionn; cone-.-llonH of tho Dorch?st*r 
rishe?. 



• 



tny FAYS BtCK $1500 IN 
QUARANTINE STATION DEAL 

Mayor's Reul Estate Expert Calls' 
His Bill Moderate. 

.rolin y;epk. who is Mayor Curley's real 
("Ktalo advispi-, has bopn paid ?ir.00 l.v 
Uip city of BoBton for iidvu'C Klv-n in 
|Oonnpotloii with thf siil.> hv liic I'ity (o 
I till' ffili'i:il Kovorniiiciit of th<' i.iHllur'H 
Island quai-iiiitinc Mtalir.n for $150. .'D'l 
]The <;ity njoidvod ll\t: Rovpninienl's 
ic.ir-cir lor this amount last woek. Kcclt 
collected his b!!! Tu»sd<,y from the city 
troasui'y. 

! In the City Record, the official, publi- 
cation of the city, liccli'.-i name lia.<i 
been li.Kted under the heridlng- "Ri'al 
E.stato Department" and lie has been 
de.scribed under this heading a.s follows: 
•'Itooni 50u, .SO State street. Tel. Fort 
Mill r.SS'!. Consultin'r expert " 

There i;i in ISo.^i.m no official rea! 



PreslJiiit 

.1: "We 
Oon». e.^H 
to exert 
larger 



callB for mid»mocr»tle i««trlctlonB.'' 

A teleK'-um, aliened by IScnry II. T,*v- 
enscm and Robert .Silverman. Krandmaa- 
ter and K^rand FeeTetar:\ 01 ihe order, 
rcspei'ilvely •.va.". r.ent 10 1I1 
ye.sterdfty. It urge.") that th 
aKaIn veto ths hill. 

(-)ne /lari of the ^(f-lesram sa 
.'letUiou ,\'on to reliMll it to 
witliout your aiipro\'il, and 
your so.od offices toward 
HWak«iied eoPS'iouH on t'Ae part, of »:on- 
KreM.i. to tl\e end that !be records of our 
country Khali m»t havo \i\^o\\ it.s vages 
so inicqnitM bic and ho nn-Arncrioan an 
act a.H practically to re%-er8ft the Kreat 
policies, principles and Ideals <tt our 
I epuWIie." 



10 Discuss BUYING POLICE 
HEADQUARTERS PROPERTY 



i.:is Withdrawn four appointments froja 
the comrnls.skin'.s con.'sldera''''"' 
c%'er. Two of the.se %vpre because 



President ; fusal of the appointees to serve. 



of re- 

.4,n- 



other was the apparent fear that con- 
firmation would not be given. Atid the 
lourth was because the nood Govern- 
ment Association had demanded R pi'*' 
He hearingf on the question of conflrm- 
in? the reappointment of Phalrinai, John 
II. Dillon of the park and recreation 
00m mission. 

Named Two Months Ago. 
. The mayor appointed Martin two 
I months n«o. When the SO-day period 
i within which confirmation must bo stven 
jo7 refused had elapeed, the commission 
•es'.nhll.'shcd' a new precedent— 00 far as 
f.iricy'B admlnlatra-tlon Is concerneiS— 
cf notifying the ma> or that it had not 
j had firnn to investisate Mr. Martin eat- , 
flcleuil;- and would be wlUlnif to con- 
sider hlfl case further. T>i« mayor ap- 
jpolnted htm egsin an^ ssrain Bent ht» j 



estate department Such a department ,v,ayor .Asks O'Meara to Consider 
h.'us never. been e.stablislied by ordinance » « , , „ . ..^ 

or .statute. The mayor instnict.s Beck) Purchase of Brooks Pr.jperty. j 
personally to invefili,i?ate contemplated \ Mayor Clui-ley has enlied tiport f^ojjci' 
real estate deals, and aftiT a deal 1.^ 1 f'ommis.sioner t>"Me.'ira to di.^cuH.s witii 
put throuph \Wc\^ rujlects his Mil. 1dm tomorrow the possibility of pur-i 

Beck's bill on the Gallup'a Islc.nd mat- " cha^ine- from th.i Hrook.-i esta'.e t!ie land' • . 

ter is as follows: and buil(iin„.^ in t'emberlon square, no-vl ««"« to tile sjomml.sslon. The eecona 

'"Fo Bervloes relative to sale of the used ns iiolico lieadiiuarlera ijince I'li.".' EO-day period expired ytsterday. 
quarartlnc station known .is Galluii'.'* , the city has leased liiis r;"or"]'t,y, lis Althmiftli M, /or Curley hnd uo ofT- 
i.-iland l.> the United Staiew Kovernrrenl present lease Is at the rj\te of tlii.dOii ::■ ,", ' ' ' .._ , ," I «,„ 

for ?1,-.0,00.1. year, the eit,y it..e!f t.. pay the tftxe.s and "^^^ "^"=« "' "^^ "*^"«*' **> <'''='"'^™ 

r pinpcriy and study repair.s. This lease expires May 31. hin 
on tlie request of citlicr party, may lie 
terminated lhi.s month. The propcrt.\' i.^ 
assessed for »l:iS.ijo'i. but John Beck, the 
mayor's re"l estate expert, believes the 
property la worth $2.'JO.00O. 

If the city buys the property, the 
hia.\'or will iu*Ke the destruction of the 
dfl buildings and the erection of a 
nodern poli.-e he.",dquarters buildine 



"Kxamiuiiti 

of Value. 

••(Conferences with Ills Honor the 
Mayor, corporation counsel, council for 
the finance comml.^slon, cnmmisslonci 
and officials of tlie health department, 
and Natlianiel N. V. t'erry. supervls- 
Itii-' superintendent of eon.stnictlon, 
treasury department, Washington. 

••Joint reply date -J^uly 1, 191S to His 
Honor the ^!ayor .submitting agreenj^ni. 

iit value ?'-""'*'•"- — t-T^l < / / 

The bill was /apprpVOT ' by 'rfealth 
f'onimis.sioner ^^aholv■y, to whose <le- 
partment tlie debt ij* charged, by Harry 
11. Mcndel.sohn. TSayreli in.'-pector for 

I the civil service commission, and by J. 
Alfred J.'itei>eil liie city a.Kiilor. The 
mayor approved tlie draft lor Iho money. 
Mr. Fieck, w'len questioned aliout tlie 
bill, said he considered it , most mod- 
erate. Most real estate expei'ta, he con- 
tended, would have eliarged more. He 
declared his services noi. only were In I . 
e.-ilimatitiK the value of the property In- p* 
volved. but also consisted of '•dickering" ' 
witli the fedei-al real estate otYidals 
The federal real estate man, according 
to Heck, favored payinp the city only 

I ?.121.0iXl tor (laliup's island. Iteek put llie 

j IlKure at $17,'>,iXli). The '•dickering" re- 

( suited in tlie St.iO.Oii;) price 




CIVIL 

80ARD FAILJ 






'^^^NFIRM MART 



BOSTON CITIZENS WILL 

PROTEST TO PRESIDENT 

Mayor Heads Ddegation Going to 
Washington to Ask Veto of 
Immigration BilL 

A deleKHtton of lio.'ilon cifi/.eu". headed 
hy Mayor I'uile.v. , x|H'ets to gn to 
v\'.'sliinKton this week to protest before 
riisidcTit WIL-ion apaliist the passasje 
of the Hurnett lmmi(.rntion bill with the 
literary teat. Ftcsidi's the mayor, Keii.x 
X'oiinhcrK:, prosldenl of tlie Miis.iaciiu 
K<dls Credit l'ni(m; Ma\ Mitchell, jiresl. 
(lent of the Cosmopolitan Truct ("om- 
pany: I. re M. Kreedmnn. an Mttorney 
Ilenr.v IT. I>*?veiison. Hobert Silverman 
,1 \'. Fikelsleiii and AlexaJider Brio -wll' 
make tiie trip. 

The men «il! ask the J're.sfdent le 
veto the bill. The independent Order ot 
KoMS of Israel appointed tlln deloKaliou. 
riffle, vs of tie Older scpi out uotlee.>< 01' 
;ipie;fi i;i.^t iiIkIi'v t<i iiuitiy orRfi ni/.a tlons-- 
liidh Jewish and iion .Icwish le Join In 
the pr.ilest on the sKiimd that i;ie bill 



Declines to Approve Mayor Cur-Kdiwd 

elect 'on 

joy's Choice for Superin- 
tendent of City Supply De- 
'(,artment"-Thc Subject Has 
Stirre;;! Commission at Eveiy 
Meeting for Two Months. 



uO 

cor; 
rjis a.r'Po!ntni«nt, he knew of the plt- 
uatlon last nlpht Ke pralosd Mr. Mar- 
tin U.B b. successful public officlb-l aiid 
buBlnesa man. "In view of ttie eip«1- 
ence and .rapab'.Ilty Mr. Martliu has," 
the mayor aaJd, "it !» ratlssr difcnl' 
to acconnt for the action of th* com- 
mission- However, I haTS 35.5 flirtliia; 
comment 1:0 make." 

Martin will remain as alfcitioc ootB- 
mlsBloner at $3500 a year. If corflrrae* 
as liead f^f the supply department hi* 
Ralp.ry foruhe present would have bc.er. 
only $8000 a >e3't. S>ut iJio ma.yor had 
pianne-i to raise this to '7000 a year, 
Othe:- public offices Martin hoa held are 
principal a-^sessor, penal institutions 
ccr.r.ilssfor.er and temporary pucha.*- 
'ri; aqent for the city. 

Ti.e civil servics commjiwlor.'s stand 
iilociis a;'-:-'ner appointment the mayor 
inter.de-:' to make. Wltli Martin traoa- 
f erred from the election department to 
il;e supply departmeat tho mayor would 
have *o appoint former RepresentatlvB 
P. Murphy of CharleJitoTm a^ 
lect'on commi^.-iioner. _ 



CITY TO PAY $250 FOR 

BASY SCUDtP TO DEATH 



CURLEY REFRAINS FROM 
COMMENT ON SITUATION 

Afttf two months of wrangling 
uinonff the mcmbrrs, aii ot whom 
were under lictivy political pressiir?, 
the rivtl eeivirs comnnips'on an 
notincod yesterday it has refused to 
confirm Mayer Curley's appointment 
of Klerlinn Coninilasloner ,Tohn B. 
Martin ns stir-t-rintendent of fh« city 
supply departni.iiit. 

Tills \B the first time the cor-nTilsslon 
ha.-J refused confirmation .it nn appoint- 
ment by Mayor Cinicy. The mayor hitn- 
.-cif. di,r:uK hl.( tiiree ': ei,r« h, cfflce. 



Lucia Colcagna Died in Tab in 
Consitmpiwes' Hospital in Mat- 
tapan Last November. 



The city council, with the approval or 
lie law department, has voted to pay 
a.-d Mra, Giuseppe ''oleagna. 



iL'.Vi In .Mr- 

of Hanover st.-ct whose .1-y«ar-ofds* 

' dauRht-r. r.ucia. was scalded to death In- 

I H. tub at the i^onsumptlvos llo-spital In 

' Matlaiiaii, Nov. 4. Wltl. There was ui 

uuesllon in the law department .as to th«| 

legailty of the ».i«.im. bm >:orpo>-stlon ' 

' Counsel .Sullivan nnaip.v 

allcwIntf^W). til.- fsktriilv 

.settle fot. lhis^mo,vjj-,t. "Mayarh Cttrleil 

.ippio. cd l!ie''^.iiuil<(jBt niprhli' I 

I The illlle «ii'r lMa,-;.een rt*c«l in efc, 

' 'hfjifospiU!. ThI 



su««r««i*,lj 
oRreeinR 



bath tub t\v a nint=.' at 

nurse w.cs called from th/ roo'nir'wHS 
she was Koiie ihp child turned o,, i;,,. hS 
'' •"•""'^'^ I"-- An en«lne«^ 



e.aier weicn scniaed ber. \n enetniiJi 
ivnrkil.ff in the „o,.plt«l he.-i, d the .■rW■ 
■ .-vn t.. the ti.-ithrnem and iifte,; Uie ehIM 
,roi,i If- .,-o. 1 ■..-oii.juji,-. w<'re bl ni'utik 
(•aiicd. h„i she died;* few hi,ui»,i,|sSO 



..i^'V,^'!':*5.- 



MAYOR ANSWERS ATTACK 
• nw FIRF. DEPARTMtNT 

Declares Pur|.,se Was to P reveut Reduction in Insur- 
ance Rates-Claims Reduced Fire i^ses Pro,e 
Efficiency of Boston's Department. 



Tbe ^tack upon the r,orton |.re De- 
partn,eh.t>y the National Board o F « 
OnderwrlKT. was in.spired l>y ^ein.n 
,.ottves to prevent the m^-anc. men 
from having to lower thou- rate, m 
i. city, aecoramg to a .tatcne.vt 
B«ued yesterday by Mayor Carley 

The ^ayor in In Philadelphia and ms 
«sv.er to the af.acK "P"" ^^«/,'^^ 
■iency ot the iire department '■^ as die 
red hv h,™ to secretary .oseph Mel- 

.l,e train, atf r he i" CommiB- 

^;::;^.,f'S^;r"heJ:^Ae hoarded ^ 

;,e FuUman 'f^«^'"''^y";f better eondi- I 
"The department f,;"/j"\he Mate- 
ion than It ever w. 3 ho ore t ^^^^^^1 

<,ent --'^•.%";Ue! when the fiffures 
his year « "' ,r'^°;^t\„e mayor admUs 
j-e published I" '',,V,^,t „j ,i,e two- 
iJ^^orrin^tl^^^'ljU-e and that' 

Grossly Exaggerates 

ms formal Flatement read..; 

"Tne criticism, of the Boston F.ree. 

p,,,„.ent by the National ^'-'{^^^ 

-•''^FS::;rti^'^.rua^ortr-" 

any city ^■'\"' ";,,;'u, to Huccoed. The 
rates sesms to be i"""'' ';' n timed to 
boi^rd'. report ^^'^^ "'l^^^^ T^ make 
prevent a «f '^ '""„ ".^^ ^y Ixas.'-r- 

" 'f '.?,"':iM r^skT n ?^o3^on-in other 
ated the il e r..sk,. m ^^ ^^^ 

^°'^'•h • crWng dam-er can keep up it. 
board by crimt, U.11I., in.suranco 

-•"■•''^"^'lo™rnne""o,.re'ctmK e.™->v« 
^;^m^its::^in^P-poHo^illheaccom. 

^';^ow. Bostoois innoH>.chP^nia.l 
the board represent.. ^^^^^^^f ?,'„ 1 

Wo have «• -^ '^e,,.;,^ and the best en- 
clent !h''f-f ";"' V\,unR la>v.. i.i the Ignited 

=:^-*'?^^;r^:;:i.ni*^^^-::::^'- 



;i;;t^rd^,r:^ m^ ^^^^nlstratlon. 



Deteat^rt Two-Platoon BUI 

•-here i. alway. polU.^« in a fl.e^-_ 

partment, hut there is r -s " 
than in any other •-;»^"- "'^^ J j-,, 
1 country, and '-^,,,';\ 'ri;;,re^^s when 
Department now than in t^ppea 

X took office as "^Z'. "JtJ.is and hiring,' 
the practise of '■",'^" ^/X%„,.pose of 
political =*ttorne s o, h^.^, ,. „„^_ 
procuring «t>ort.. hou « or g ^^^^^^^ ^^^ 
Tjen.^at 01. for firemen, i ,^p 

liefeat ot Iho two-P atoon blU m ^^ 
Legislature becau.se I f l^t '^ „i, 

au.v mayor in ^-■''"' '^d' hours and 
-The allowance for mca. j 

time off ^!'^?-^4^^n"yciub w., 
became mayoi . i ne i^ comnils- 

creatcd in the t>me ot the Ure c^_^^^ ^^ 

'sioner whom '-'"'^"^'^"^^ ^^^^„nA no 
p,.,.i,se-Comnussionor Ku. .Ul _,^^^ ^^_ 

eomirdssioner «r n-'. " ^^ ^,, t for 1 
-empteO to abollsl. .t. I ■ j,,^,,-, 

think the «"'"'!f'%tt"r carriers, po- 
,lB„t to ;«^f"'^ ,'^:eno"l teachers, law- : 
;;:^;^:';i;;.;to:;::.- any other class of per- ^ 

sons. 

Has Sustained Wnssioner ^ 
.., know of no case during mj toy 
.„ere the HusscU Club has interc^^a 

i,e'vilf cf any fireman charged with vio 
beaalf or any ^^.^^ ^^ 

latiiig the rule;^, ^"<; J'. ^^ j^ ordered 
ommlssioner. whether 



mm B^ 

G. G. A. Secretary Says U, 
Violates the Spirit and 
Letter of the Law. 

"FAILS TO PE^^P^RM 
ITS CLEAR DUTY 

Thinks the Commissioners. 
Should Quit and Let Mc- 



HUHpen- 



»^' 



;all Replace Them.j 



the commissi""-'' .",_,, __ 
enH,vai, reduction ]^^^'^l^'^J 

atcd by '"^ ,,,,„,,-,, Ion and 1 am not 
preceding "' '^" '"\", "";,: doim? every- 
re.sr.onsible for it, but x a... 

,' f'u'ie Fir ■ oWartment. They are a 
pel of I he 1 ir' ' ^ , ^|,ould l^e en- 

couraged ';'> *'\^ Vdsciplinarlan, and 1 

■r^r Llways -iPPorted Jis efforts 
1 '" J J,.,nter efficiency, ".ae depart- 
1 *"'''f i . T; better condlrion than it ever 

^!;r before and the reouced Are losses 
1 tkts yX will prove it when tho figures 

3re published." 



Secr^fSrf R-'hert J. Bottomly of the 
^r barges against the Massnckus^t^ 
.-ivil service Commission yesterday in 

' .:n^:; open letter which as^ertst^^ 
n,e com.ni3sion has no conception what 
„yer Of its duties and that it is viol tng 

not alone the spirit but the letter of tho 

'^Bottom.ys letter avers that the CivU 
Service romm!s,siou is attempting t» 
secure - '.ractlcal repeal of the law by | 
tailing ^.0 perform the clear duty Im- j 
oed-.ponitby the City charter, and, 

Lates that it is the duty of the mem- 
pers to resign so tba^^aov. McCaU ma. 

^-t\:^,orth:";^ic.;:;"ii.ttomiybe- 

,i,.„. snould be n;l"Pt^.;. „,,. ^,,„„ 

He also charges that ■■ ""V.""Vnss lie- 
was not reappointed by^.- 1^0- be_ 

.ause warren « ';^:f ,"j , '„„,« tha. 

Siha:^h-^rtr;^r^^: 
?Tr!;r"ti.at ::::T\j:' ^u::^ 

nlT T civil service Commission 
fn rolecting any appointments by 
Mayof c"ri«y. Bottomiys .ttnck 
,T based upon the general propo^ 
'uion that the Civil Service Commission 
does not make personal '"-"f l»fl;"" 
bUo merits vt appointees and that the 
' ' , ,, J .. .,..,^.niritment by Mayor Cur- 
ley luV-' icen refu.sed conflrmation Is 
unsatls(a.-t,.ry. He ndmtts. however 
that sevcra. Curley .'..d'oinlmeida have 
"e»n withdrawn by the mayor when It 
was f;-ared that adverse action might 
be taken. 



tv 



till nALLiwiL:^ 






Mayor Curley Did Not Show Up 

Ht City Hall yestorrtay, oltliouiih he 
roiiirnod from PliUailulphia at 10 o'tlock 
the previous fvcning. V.'hen he went 
away hfi had a Boston cold and dvii'ing 
his ahsence he acquired a Philadelphia 
cold. On the way bade he added to his 
phyairal trnnhles !,y font]-ariiiip an 
otlier cold a»id as a result he wan in 
need of a physii'ian by the liiiio he 
reached his Jamalcaway residence. 

lie diajjosed of much of the accumu- 
lated business of the ofi'Ice over the 
tclepiione until his voice became hoarse 
yesterday, and ttien Secreiory Meliyn 
went out to the house to handle the rest. 
The mayor exijecfs to apjiear at his 
desk Uii.^ morning 

The Transfer of "Bob" AXnison 

from his preoent i)erHi in the water 
income division and the rciurn to this 
position of .M AlcMurray. who is now 
stationed at the .\lb(iiiy street yard, la 
not expected I ■> niateriali/.e, allliijuyh 
a determined cli'\e luis l,ccii made to 
gel Me.Murray back in the water in- 
come berth by his friends. 

The mpyor i,s believed to have been 
convinced that the enemies made liy 
Wilson since he was placed in his $3i«)n 
berth are among the element thai is 
disg'-'inlled because personal favors will 
not' be eklcnded to an extent that is m 
violation of the law. Wilson and ilc- 
Murrav have been see-sawed poli'ieally 
Iseverai tinier in recent admlnisti .umi,.^ ^ 

Traffic on V/ashington Street 

was IMC sHhjcci i.r a rirainv; -billed 

l,v ihc Ho.iid o' Street Conimis.-^ioncrs 

yesler<laj, Ibc hearing bcinp; ordered 

as a iMve leehiiicHlily to comply wi'h 

(he law i'-or tw.. hours South Kost..i> 

,esldenls voiced their vehcmeni lu..- 

lest against the c(mteir,platcd peiiiia- 

nciil removal of street cars from the 

shoppiiiK district during the rush iiouis. 

1-ormer l.ieut. (iov. Barry made tue 

asserllon thai South Boston property 

will depre.-iate ^n per cent, if th.. e;.i.-. 

■ire removed, AllbouKl'. tins topic ii.'cl 

iio dlieci l.caiiuf; on the hearmg. wlic a 

was called CO Ibc sulOeot of teams and 

automobiles only, the street comnc- 

sioncrs decided to 0- diplomatic ,1". 

Hclemiiiv listened to the protests, thd , ■ 

lb*' satisfying cxcryijody. 



FiRE COMPANY TO 
BE INVESTIGATED 



ment r.l i.addsr 1R on Plttsbunf »tM«t,| 



Case of Stolen Shoes Found 

in Department Building 
' Starts an Inquiry. 



An investigation has been started by 
Mayor Curley and Fire Commissioner 
;r'adv as a result of the testimony 01 
■ipeclal Officer Jeremiah O'Nfil in the 
?outh Boston Court yesterday, that lie 
lad recovered a case of shoes, stolen 

r>i *\i£. Vf,.>.' llnven ro:ld in the base- 



Soutij lioston. 

It Is alleged that the shoes w«««( 
taken from ^ freight oar in the South 
Boston yards of the New Haven road. | 
In connection with the ca.se. John J-. 
Whalen, i;4, cf K Baxter street, Southj 
Boston, wa,s charged with receiving;! 
stolen iroods and fined $i», from whiohl 
lie appealed. A charge of larceny.! 
afrainst Whalen was aieniijssed by thol 
cn.irt, :,, ■ '! -I •■- j' / I 

When the court asked Officsr O'Nellj 
where he had recovered the stolen! 
shoe." tile latter created a atir by re- I 
plyinr that the ease was found H\ th6 
basement nf the lire company's building | 
on riitsliiirff street. The mayor's ofTieo 
and fire commissioner will endeavor to 
discfjver how the siicjes found their way 
to this place, and whether or rot any 
member.s of the fire department had 
knowledge of the theft. 



intide him unfit, regardless of his 
mental capacity. 

Sheriff Joh.i Qiilnn. the official \\\v) 
recently babbled about refusing to 
permit the coniity commisBiouers to 
set foot ins'de his .1ail despite the 
fact that the law demands Rtich visits 
semi-annually, has appoipied ;i kuc- 
eessor tci Dr. Cilloy We arc wiiliiif; 
to start fair with the new physician. 
We trust that he will be willinK tu 
examine prisoners when they arrive, 
guard their jihysieal condition during 
their incarceration, and examine them 
when they leave. We trust tiiat he will 
maintain a legible and comprehen.sive 
record of the medical history of each 
prisoner. And the taxpayers have a 
right to hope that while he holds the 
position it will not he necessary to 
send outside for a physician to per- 
form simple fiineiions expected 'if an 
average pnictitioner. 

We congratulate Sheriff Qtiinn on 
the departure of his vnneralile friend, 
,..,,1 iw;;.f. ;;r,;bip.o; ns t f ! wheUier the 
resignation of Or. Cilley was de- 
manded, requested, or regretted by 



/ 



/ 



-/^ '/'?/, 



iMt JAIL PHYSICIAN 

The resignation of I'r. Orrin G, ' 
Cillcw as the official physician at the 
Charles Street Jail has at last, oc- 
cnrreii, and his ilepsirture i.s a good 
thing for the institution. 

The removai of this veperalilc and 
feeble doctor was demanded by Th» 
Journal on Dec. IS, 1916, at which 
time full details of the a.stonnding con- 
ditions coucerning the lack of proper 
medical treatment at (he jail were 
made public. 

He has gone at last, at the age of, 
7r>, this physician who was appointed j 
to this responsible position at $1500 5 
a yenr after he had passed the age j 
of 70. His appointment wiis not I 
yrcper and his retention was not] 



CITY HALL NOTES 



A Missing Pair of Blue Pants 

li-'ires 111 a claim lllcd aKaii'K; the city 
bv t'rcd Kea;>tz of 1^ Slieafe .•••trcct in 
liie North End. Keaatz as.serts IliatI 
i>iillc be was n patient at th& fd'y Uos- 
piial his pants, coat, vest and shoes, 
tc.eihcr with $4,Gi! in cash mysteriously 
vanished. When he left the hospiiai^ 
lUe loss was discovered and it wasj 
necessary- for tlie iiopital officiahs to llndi 
some discarded garments that wouldj 
'.iMvr :nim on the trip to his home. 

% pother claim filed yesterday was by, 
Mr^ Julia B. Fitzpatrick of li fusieri 
sircel, .fa.Tiaicn Plain, who is said t'>! 
I liiive been seriously injured by beins 
.otriick I'y a revolving door nt City Hall 
VoiieX t^uiporation Counsel Sullivan 
will' report lo the ci^HjicIl on tlu^ legal 
merits of both claimst. ■ ,/y , , | i 

Was Matie 



.Ma> 111 Curleys refU e,<itate expert. Th 
sum is 1 per cent, of the selling pri 
of Gallup's Island to the Federal go^ 
ernment and Beck's b'.ll cites hl.s ser-^ 
cea as inrludiPfr experl advice, prepa 
uiB of reports, service a-s arbitrator 
tixing, the price, and detailed appiiiisal 
of the ouarnntivie station properties In- 
cluded in the sale of the island. 

Beck works for the city upon fee, anfi 
some criticism of ids bills bnve be«L 
made on the grounds that the city',! 
assessing department ha.s men or. th« 
payroll who are qualified experts on real 
c-'tate matters, Tiie '"inance Commis- 
sion is reported as pleased, however, 
with the )u!-c of Sl.W.otv. secured by 
Bc?k in ibc present instance. 



A Payment of $J 
vto« city irwte 



Grove Hall's Comfort S .ation 

seems to be assured, nltbouprh the aitf 
is still in dispute. It has "ueen hopei 
that the city would be able to secuiy 
tlv,' free use of property owned by th« 
Boston Elevated, but this plan has hai 
to Ire abandoned because of the dccteloj 
by the Elevated that the pr.-)perty itio} 
be needed In the future as o prspajf 
ment station site to facllitnte the hand 
ling of passengers. 

The t^ity ("ovmcii is anxious to locals 
the station In the S'luare. but the pl"io 
of land there Is so hlprh that iBltes < 
block or so away hovu iicpn ■;„i>«i06»'Pii 
It is felt, however, that the site wlil tfl 
tlmately b; located In the Bquart;, ev») 
though tha council has to increiao t% 
,-..Ppronriatlon from tl2.000 to a RUMi jQMry 
enough lo aciiuiro 8vin« ' Vw^n^^^f • 



LOOT IS FOUND 
IN F/Sf MUSE 

Mayor Orders Investiga- 
tion After Court Trial 



Betwc(*n riaiioes nn inteicsilng pjBl 
pramme was carrlod out bv nrofessloif 
lil entertaiHC's. At inlcinipl. ilio, (Imir- 



v'hirh br"i.»-hf (n 



'■Jnso Iloytoit newn- 



As a result of the court testimony 
of Special Police Officer Jeremiah 
O'Neill of Station C, South Boston, dur- 
ing the trial of John J. Whalen., 
chareed with receiving- stolen ffcods. 
Mayor Curley has requesled nro Com- 
missioner Grady to Investigate the con- 
ditions surrounding: i.addrr 18 housed 
on F'ittslMirg: street, Soutli Boston 

Whalen was charKod with receiving 
several .■ases of shoes, said to have 
belonged lo the Now Haven railroad 
He was nnert $,",0 yesterday, and he 
i'ppealed. Iiurlng the trial, however 
Special Offic.r (rXfiii slated that the 
loot iiad been recovered In the bass- 
ri.ent of the ladder house. WTjalen 
would not explain how It got there 
nor would anybody at the ladder housa 
explain Its presence. 

< aptain DeWltt IT. T^ne Is in charpe 
of Ladder IS, He will appear, with 
the other nu-mbers of the company 
before Commissioner (3rady in an at- 
tempt 'o find nut how the shoes cam« 
to be found in the basement. 



paper pressmen's erealest success The 

proceeds of the 1>;,II will go i„ ,„« Hid; 

. i"!;"L!""" ^■'"'■■'' '■•"■'" ft"" 'Ili5able<l 

PUT CLASSY 
LAMP POLES 
UPJOFITZ 

Edison Co. Claim He 

DemandedAesthetic 

Appearance 



MAYOR LAUDS 
GOV. M'CALL 

Calls Him * 'greatest Fier" 
at Pressmen's Ball 



Mayor Curley praised 
Call as the greatest Governor Massa 
' chusetis has ever had when addre.-islnc 
(iflO membeis and gue.its of tlie noston 
.Newspaper Web I're.ssmen's T;nlon al, 
the annual ball last rnght in fonvcntlou 
I.'al!. lie lauded the old age pension 
bill and In conclusion asserted the In- 



F.leclM^'nglTt polp«! n-itli harp-dffsigt! 
tops and orangc-colorcd lights were 
the result of a demand by former 
Mayor Fitrgerald for polfS of 
"ac^lilctic appearance" in Boston pub- 
lic parks and squares, according to 
.-.tall' iients made before the Gas and 
l".let iric Light Commission yesterday. 

It was .stated by Kdison Electric Tl- 
lumiiiating Company officials that the 
harp-topped electric light poles were in- 
stalled in Copley square, which is .said 
to be America's most beautiful square, 
i-.nd also about the Parkm.m memorial 
bandstand on the Common. The harp 
siun-:0iinted poles, which number in 

,, all 24, cost $350 each, it w.ts an-, 
(.iovernor ."Mc-i , 

J iiounced. 



LAY IT TO JOHN F. 

These statements were made at the 
continut d hearlnsr which the oommlsFlon 



ternalional Kiinting; Pressmen and As- l"'"<*'t'>'e-l to determine the price the 
sistants' I'nlon, of which the web press- lily of Hoston should pay for its stroet 
men are a pa-t, is the Rieatest labor' electric llKhtlnfr rinder the new contract. 

"I'^n'^^irt'rJJ^a'r V;^.;i-Z't"^r.eor.e X.. ••'"--"'- ^'-""-' ■'"'^" ^- -">"-n 
Barrv', Viee-I'iesideiit "William Mi;Ilui{h """''■'^ <o know why !t cost so much to 
and arus; <■ ,^n^:oph Podd, all of Ten- erect certain poles. I^eonard E. ICldon, 
nessee, were .•niiiins: the other guests of chief engineer of the Kdison company, 
the eveninp. 1'. ( '. Trac.y of the local P<a.ted that the poles were put in place 
union was Ihc (buirnian of the com- "' ''i result of a conference brtneen 
niiltee in chargo. Mayor FltzRcrald and ^^l^■^id(■nt lOdKar' 

"Although 1 have ;i!ways voted tl<* "'' """" ''^iHt"" Company, "l-he Mayor, II 
nemocratio ticket and alwavH will," ile- "'"" stated, wanted poles of "an aes- 
clared the M.njor, "It Is with pleasure """'i'' appearance" which would corn- 
that I take off 111 V liat to '.Sam' iMc'fall I'"''" favorably .viiU p.,;,-.-, vvhlcl, he. hi.; 
the Etreatest Ooverno.- ibis Common- ■"'''" '" ""' ''"P"'" Kur.ipean cities, 
wealth h.-».B ever had. .'. nd I now say to '* "'"■'' '^''""Klif ""' 'I'at ^•'■- ''"l'^- 
■you merrvmakris, dance In peace for K'-n^Vl dirt not siieclfy the vype ',<■ ,in 
throuKh the efforts of our (Jnveriior you "'"'"■''' l^"''* l^"'" """ '"" "»"ted hut 
may rest »s.<,ired that privation in vnu- "'•'' ""^ Kdlsm, people de.-lded II, at :. 
old ase will be I.ukiiiK. owioR to the i"- -"-"h a harp mi the top of It woul.. 
Md ago pension bill, one of Massachn- '"• I^'*-^'""'; •'; '^','- ^'"V"''- _ , 

, setlB- choicest pieces of legislation. In '^ ■' a/''."""^ "'' ''arp-topped poles 
jccncluclon 3 desire lo thank Ihe olTlcers '"■•'^'' *'"';'" '-'■P';"i"<n"n *n f opley 
of the local pressmen's union f,r the "■t"a«, i."d, .-iccordlng to a nnmiMK .- 
IprlvlleKO of addressing liiKh oflh.ials ''■"''^''^ Corpc.ra Ion C ounr,e Rulllvan, . 
I and guests of the greatest labor union ""■'■" l^"'-"'',l';'"'^a<'' '^=fh "^ 'bese harps , 
I m the world's greatest country." ^ ■ "" o'a'iBo Ught, , 

" Harps \n Copley Square! 



It Eoenia that the ^rayor hiniwlf did . 
not know that he was reapoiislbis ft"" 
baip-Hurmounied electric light poles, 
and when told of the evidence of ^^'^ 
l.di?;;:-. company omdala yesterday he 
k.uiilied heartily. He said that ho 
ihought that the design of the electric 
liBht poles In the public squares of this 
( it.y, aiKi pnMlcLiini!.> .'.:.i;;'.-y """""• 
.'•hould be impro\'ed on and that he told 
lUlison of'iclals this. He stated Unit he 
had never heard of the harp design be- 
fore, liowever 

"r didn't know there were Jtiiy harps 
In Cop'"y Fi]uare," he said, with a, 

I'Mlljll. 

I'rMieisni of some of the features of 
tile lOdison company's welfare work 
among their emjilo.vees was voiced h.v 
Commissioner SchalT during the day'K 
session. 

Criticises Welfare Work 

It was brought out that between J.ICOrt 
and $.'ir>00 a year Is spent by the com- 
.pany In publishing the lOdison Life, a 
monthly periofilcnl for eiiiployees, Coni- 
ni'ssloner Schaff said: "] want the men 
lo g?it good pa\- and f.air treatment, but 
I don't think that I care to pay for pub- 
lishing a liaper for their amusement. Tt 
!i wrong to make the public pay for 
;-'ucii things." 

Corporation Counsel Sullivan asked 
Leon ,M Wallace why th.i Edison com- 
pany Is undercharging Its employees 
?'JCno a year for the ffiod they eat onl.v 
to place that rharge on the liglit con- 
■iumers. Mr. Wallace stated that he did 
not know. Mr. \\allaoe testified that 
i---twcen .t.-.OOn and Jf>0<IO was expended In 
I^'ll for a field day, and tl.at j:;oi>i went 
into c.xpentes for the reeieatlou Tjuild- 
ing. library, restaurant and baths. 



MAYOR HELPS 
SCRUBWOMEN 

Provides Mops to Prevent 
Working' on Knees 



No more will the scrubwomen at City 
Hall be required to give the tiled cor- 
ridors of the School street capTtoI their 
daily bc.th on liended knees 

An edict from the Mayor's office 
which attaches of the -sanctum of the 
c'ty s chief execuuve doscilbe as -i 
•■washwoman's emancipation order'' 
ha« done away with the -scrubl)in« 
process. The .scrubwomen have bee,, 
d, reeled to refrain from doing iiiel,. 
Willi: o... thfir knees, and instead' of ii„. 
il.i scrubbing m-uslie,, and damp doll,., 
liny will in the fii'ure use a patented 

For a long time the Msyor has been 
troubled by the sighfof a number ef 
elderly women down on their knee- 
scrubbing up the corridois of city ;i.|,." 
ilr recently directed Superintendent' of 
I ubhe Uuildings Knceland to make t, 
investicatloii with a view lo deternUn 
ir.t; if some way to clo;,n the crrViov., 
of Ciiy Han could not be f,.,,nd mw 
Ih.-in the old hand »crubhl,,g ,; ',^:' 
method. Veslerdav Superintendent Kne. 
land reporleo that he i..,u-; found a , n , V 
which will do Ib.^ work <.nte n^ '!' 
;;- ■•'"■ o!.-! !„ir.;! b, nso-n. Tj,,.'.. ,!' 
Mayor directe.l (hat a si'pph- ,f ',h 
mops ho secured and thj old n...""'^ 
discontinued. ' "'•*'"'! 



jpposes remission of 

L ruAPiLHlbt lAXiiS 



Fin. Com. AkKs p]xamination fo Determine Wisdom of 
Road's Present Expenditures Before Relief Is Grant- 
ed—Purchase of Cambridjs-e Subway Favored . 



ins 1^ 



Strong opposition to *-h<- r^missin 
tho frani'li'iHe nn.1 conir'PHKrinoi] tiiAOS 
of tlu> |,.i.sliiii Klovalcd ap a uk'.iiis of 
hp';>lng the ounipany out nx itn linancial 
dilflrultles Was expr^sspii i,y thr Jjoston 
Finance Cornmiasio.i yeEtoiday in a 
r«i"irt .'•Mhiiillted to the. special cotnmis- 
nion wliii;ii is ronsideriiig tiiA Elevated's I ington strcMs 
finance.? i 

City Problems 
Discussing the financial problom; now 
facing the city, (he Financs Coinniis- 
sion says: 



■clv-c> a .i; ~, ,,,. .,;,,^ .,-,^,„ 

ol lj.,.-i.ijii .-itinja for conduftins 
IrclKht ar}d exrress busniess, that : ,, 
fily has allowed the use of I'-rankii', 
)'ark land on .Seaver street, and tiiar 
I he city was ohlieed to upend mo.-c 
than %W.m for takings In cnnnc,t!...i 
with provldinp: ;i.lc...iatc r.ilts from tlie 
lllevatcd platforniR at Dover ar:ri Wash- 



City Contributes 

Iti iiiiposltiK the roruissioii of franchUe 
ri)id ioi)-.pt.„,watiou t.iies, the Financo 
I '"uiiiiission says that th" city Is obliged- 
I'l riiniribute larRo sums of money to 
■'■••et tiie interest and sinking luml re- 
•iiilrements of tlir Kast Botiton lunnej 
i-onds. as the result of th^ abolition ut 
the tunnel tolls, it e.stimate.-) that the. 
appropriation necessary to cover tils' 
tunnel tolls from now until IMJ wiJ' 
:he approximately $»16.3'0. The net de- 
ilcit in the interest and sinking: fundi 
ipaymeuts for subway and tunnel bonds' 
jfor th.» year Ifl'l will amount to JKHi,- 
33;:.!i;. the Finance r"onunisfion says. 

.Ks to other contidbution.s Boston lia'? 
ni;ide to the Kievated. the FinHn;e 
i.'i?nn)i.-ision pointe out that tiic Elevated 



I 'J'he i,iport wa.^ 



made public last 
I niRht, after IJeut. Gov. CooiidKe, chair- 
man of t!ie special commission, had 
announcr.l tlial no increase of fares 



would be aiiov.cd to the iOlevatPil, but 
that the commission is ci^r .,idering the 
remission of some JKtO.OOO of franch;.';t! 
taxes paid by the coinpan;'. 

Jn Its report the Boston Finance Com- 
n.isslon points oot that Boston has al- 
leady contributed in various w.iys to 
assisting the Klevt.(-d and nreea that 
the city may be called ui.on to furni.-h 
additional funds to the amount of 
tl.yM.O.iO for l/i<:reases in pay of la- 
borers, days off for firemen, repair of 
streets and other purpose."!. With fhese 
pressing burflena the comn|.'„3)on be- 
li>ves t!<e O-l/y s,u7ff.'a hot be required 
) .Vj give up any of tii? reveiraa it now 
■ receive* iii franchise n.ul compensation 
raxes from th* Elevi^.to. ' " . 

.Ask E.xiii, .natio!) 
'I'lif Finance Commission suuimarises 
its recommendiitiona as follows; 
I "1. That before any relief bo piven the 
Elevated company, an examination by 
competent Independent en.i'liieer.s r.nd 
accountaii.3 be maile to determine the 
economy aiui wisdom of llie company's 
expendtturos to date, provldeii the I'ub- 
lie Service Commission has not already 
sufficient data in band. 

••:. That the J.v iii,(iCiii now deposited 
with the .Stair; ba rclea.sed to t!ie com- 
pany. 

"S. Thai the SI.Hle pui-clia.-e at a fab, 
valuation, to be (lelermln<'.;i '.y; V^P- ex- 
aminaiion rec..mmende.(] 'above IVja', 
Cambridge subway, provided the' com- 
pany is prepared to sell, there beiuR i 
no legal imprdlmeul thereto; the sub-! 
way then to he le.,sed to the comf.^Miv I 
at a fair icnta'.. This shi.mm he under- I 
; stood to he an emergency measure ii:\i\[ 
.not n. 'iVecedent for the acquisition o"! 
tho Boston turu'.c;.^ and subways. 

"<. That no franchi-e ai.d lotuiieus.i - 
tion taxes be remitted." 

The Fin;ic„-.. 1 .nmiils.-icn says ili,,t the 
purclia.se by iti.' Sialc of the Cambiii!.K.: 
subway, if lak.ii at the company'.s r'u- 
urep. will jirovkie the company -vith 
Sn.flfiO.iiOO, which is nearly $;i,iiO0,iiim ni.i,- 
than tlic alleged needs of the i;ie»a(ed 
lor additional capllal fo; the :i?xt (liroa 
I years. 'I'hia would ubvhilo (he iiece.s 
i sity of increasiuis: fates (in Ibi?; j 
i the cnnimisslon says: 
; "This I'onimlssion nould prefe. i,. -... 
;the 'jompany pro.<per rtiilier tl".i;t t'f 
Ireversc, but it i--. couvln.ed that the cilv 
of Boston should not be pemiized for 
a contract not iirovlog as pr.'.lltable ar. 
it Bceni'd protjftble that it would whi ,i 
il ua.s made. ' 



'iUl 



••Such prcblems as the repair of th^i 
n-Sleoted streets of Boston should call 
for an expenditure of approximately 
STOO.tKiO in the cominif year, ami this 
xpenditure will rcm^i,, a yearly charp,. 
for the next five years. 

"There are at legst three other finari- 
cial matters to b()'.sf.fkd. 

^."v=?'""'''T '?'"•''' """'l"^'' of working 
days lor policc,i,e,n from one in lo davn 
to one in elsl.'t days, necessitaliuir .-in 
r.dded annual expenuilure oi apiu-ov- 
matei>- »154.0«0. 

"2. Kither granting of one day i.-! three 
instead of me day in fi-.e lo tiiemer. 
or tho introduction of the two-platoon 
fire fishtiiiK system in Boston; tiiese 
innovations, if they are adopted, ultl- 
matelv co.ning: t2iW,rK)fl and ny'.OvKi per 
annum. re,s]ieitivel,". 

'■n. Incrcns.? in' pay of laborers 
from t-z.oD to $2.7i'i a day. costing at a 
conservative minimum figure Kifl.ii«i an- 
nually. 

"These are some of the big financial 
problems which will have to be consid- 
ered hy the city government of Boston 
and if adopted will call for large expen- 
ditures of rnoney. arpro-.imatelv Jl.ijai - 
foo. There abe oihr-rs which m'av al.-o 
call for barge appropriations. This city 
will thus suffer If the propose<l decrease 
is made In the receipts from the Klevat- 
i'<l ■{•inpany s C(mipen?;ilion and fran- 
chise tax revenue. 

L-^/r .• . .' ^'- ^ . 

OUR B./VBBLING SHERIFF 

The ohiltiisli aetiiHi.'; it 'heriff .lolm 
QiiinP. rdurerning the Cilv Council'? 
probe into apparentiy .ieplm-alijp con., 
dilions at the Charles Street .iail are 
as pathetic as they .nr.- n!ifort\in,aie. 

The spectacle of a man of his ,id- 
vancod yenrn rmcl rer,pMnslhb^ position 
i^iit'lnK ni.g thumb lo )iis no.'ie and 
twiridlin" his flnsers like j, strcot. 
paniin to deinonKtrate w hat he i;an do 
to the City Coiin.H if it !;t(eniptR to 
impi-nve the condithm of the ti-iiordi- 
uate pris'incrs ii. his 
sight- \ ,j, 

His prattling tfiresis to refuse the 
inembprs of the City Council admis- 
sion to thft jnU, anti to put them in 
i>aaded cells !f they do get in, can he 
Cnykg? about as Beriousi.v aa hi* aav.>\ 



'"•iii't; is^'sad 



argument that the law backs him -Jj) 
on the grounds that to allow investi- 
gators of the calib3r of Thomas J, 
Kenny and George ^' . Coleman inside 
tlie .'-til IS Inflicting hardship and 
t'ufforlng on the prisoners. 

If Sheriff Qiiinn will refer to the 
laws of Massachusetts, -n-hich as a 
loni.er practisiii.iT aiforney he should 
bnow. he will fin,.! I'nat the membefa 
of the City Councji of Boston are the 
official commissioners of Suffolk 
count}-, and not only have a rijrht. to 
inspect hilt jail, but are required y^ 
do so at least twice annually. I^» 
boast that he can throw Mayor Ctirley' 
tiovernor M.OHI and thri City Co'ancil 
out of his piiso.i is an utterance that 
sounds imlike il.o ,7ohu Quinn of a 
gcnoration as'). 

The venerable and feeble physji:ia„ 
that Sheriff Quinn insists on retainin.-r 
should lie removed. >t jg (rue (bat: 
the Cii.y Council c:nin(<! .lo this. It ia 
also regrettable. Tlio asioundinp ,1:^1 
(overies made by Couucilmen Cole- 
luab antl Ivetiny ,!i,rip.r Friday's uii- 
c.vprtied vi.it io !ho Charles" Sfreot 
Mn\ reveal th- la-.t that the pvjsoner- 
^vlio IS cnniniitiod tn !i„er Islat;d in- j 
^ivdd oi: lo (ill:-, in^tiiuuun IS Indeed! 
fo^tune.te, despite all (he had con-li- 
tions that have existed at the HoMse 
of Correction until recently. 

The City Cotmcil's report !h<.( year 
and the year before advocated " the 
appoinrniont ,.f a yoiing and compe- 
tent physician at the Charles Street 
.iail, a lioctor with modern Ideas w-ho 
v.tniid spemi t reasonabl.i portion of 
his time in tlic insiinitlon, pro.jerly 
safesuarding (he health of the aa- 
fortunate inmates, exaoitntfflpBIMjSj^ 
tiicii arrival and departure, OBd xnaiOtf' 
taininc: romprehonslve ana intelligible 
recoriis of their physical conditlpiB* 

U' flie Charles Street Jail phyaif^- 
^^: not the proper man, as the City 
Council for .several yei =< has de<slarea| 
it is time something -svas done, evett 

thoti.ch the Supreme Co-«-f «,>.„ j,» 

in do it. * 



A (\l p/<'lC i^N 




The reelgiiaiion <-.<■ Mayor Curley 
M director in tlie I'aniflc Mliir-a Cor- 
poration has just come to liglit. 

Conncctoii with it is r.n interesting 
Btory of tlio Mayor's election as a di- 
rector in thifi ijold mininfr '-orporntlon 
."■-nd of tlio nso of namps of i-i>-onilnent 
men in fioat.ins Paciilc Mines Btocli on 
the Boston Curl) market. 

Donald C. MacDonald, publisher of 
c'ractlcal Politics and Tho Financial 
New.'!, headed ;■. syndicate to float 
Pacific Mines last May. 

MacDonald, fclIow-dlrector with the 
Mayor in the newly .■•iorKanlzed Pacific 
".lines Corporation, asserted on recent 
inquiry that the M.ayor was also one of 
ihe flotation syndicate w-hiL-h undor- 
wroto tlio stock. 

MacIJonald said later, at the Mayor'3 
demand, th.at the Mayor was not !n 
tho syndicate. 

STOCK vp Aivn nowiv. 

The Mayor in.stst.q that all the stock 
no Bee ;ired he hout^ht after he wa-s 
electefl director. 

The Httu'k »old np to !<(..17H on the I 
llo.stoii (urli, fell to 2," reiil.^ at nhnrc, 
-wun Inst nuofed at 50 cent« and in new i 
jnaetive. 

Many poltticlanH who saw the 
.Mayor's name in tho advurtlsed list 
of director."? bought share;:'. 

When MacDonald was Iir.si. aKkeii 
r.bout the Mayor'."! part- In I'acifl'! 



vf..--«- 



Mines /lilstorV in B.:)ston he i\ nv« the" 
MavorW (Jj« Kyndicate, as well as in 



in 

tho directorate. lie said; 

The Mayor put up a small part | 
oi" the money to underwrite the 
stock. He was not given his stock 
for the use of his name, but put 
up his proportionate share of 
cash. He was elected a director 
at a meeting- of stockholder.-; at 
Rochester, N. Y., shortly before 
the campaign was opened r^ P.ell 
to the public the. shares under- 
written by the syndicate. I waa 
elected a director at the same 
itleeting. Neither the Mayor nor, 
I was present, "fhere wap no need . 
of It. I eimply wired t^o names 
of tho men I wished .iiade direc- 
tors. 
Two days later the Mayor was 

asked about It. He promptly oa'id: 
"I rralgmFd alx -neeks ago as m 

dlri^ctor,** 

Then he added: 

I was not .a member of the 
underwriting syndicatH, I have 
fitock In Pacific Mines that 3 
boug:ht througr*^ >ToUers after I 
ntid been c'pc.t.cf' ii dit».,-tor In tna 
company. I did not receive any 
stock for consi-ntinj? to become . 
a. director. I was not in any 
syndic.Tte that underwrote tho 
stock at, say, sixty cents a sh'ire, 
:ind then offered it to tho puollo 
;it one dollar a ."jhnro. 



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WrRES SIZZLB AS MAYOR TALKS 

WITH M'DONALD OVER PHONE 



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ihe Mas'or 



Donald had said about his beini? one 
of the .■lyndicatc, as well as a direc- 
tor. 

Then ensued one of the mo.«t brisk 
telephone coniniunications that ever 
had a Boston Mayor's office on one 
end. 

MacDonald was called tip on one 
of the Mayor's office 'phones. 

The Mayor told MacDonald that 
Ai'ERICAN reporters were question - 
Inr b!m about Pacific Mines; then 
asked : 

"Did you ttU them that I was in on 
the underwrltlnff of tho stock?" 

MacDonaid's replj- was not heard 
by the reporters. The Mayor ex- 
i hanjred several sentences with Mac- 
I'onald, then a.ikei one of the report- 
ers to take up an extension of tho 
same telephone in the M.iyor's office. 

With the Mayor At rino telephone. 
Ihe reporter at another and MacDon- 
ald talking from 1>1« offlca, '.ho fol- 
,' lowinf? ttentenro came over tho wire 
from MacDonald, who apparently did 
not know that tho Mayor was also 
llatettJnK to the conversation; 



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w>,!.r Mac- -I have received an offer from some 1' _ ° 
New Torlc interests for It 
Donald. 

"All right, I'll sell it to you," eald 
Iho Afayor. 

After some further wrangling be 
tween.tho Mayor, the reporter and 
MacDonald nbout ^what MacDonald 
had Raid to reporters previously, the 
Mnyor' ended tho ression by the fol- 
lowiiig questions to MacDonald: 

"Did the underwriters hold any 
meeting?" 

"No," said MacDonald. 

"Did I ever attend any directors' 
meetings?" 

"No," said MacDonaid. 

"Did I put up any cash when the '.-'"'^Z'-' 
stock was underwritten?" | "^ 

"No," Bala MacDonald. 

Then, finally; 

"Was 1 one of those who under- 
wr.ite the stock?" 

"Absolutely not," said Macdonnld. 

The Mayor was then asked bv the ^ •-' 
reporter why hrt'aKr.ed to hccomo a '^'.'at^ 
director !:: the corporation. S 2 ■« 3 ■>= 

"Hecause MacDnnald RUSfge 
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uAii PFPOPTER 
TO HIS PREDECESSOR 

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inomer very sore 



indlviaual XnWt 



Sunday NiKht, Jan. H, 19)7. 
Dear- Mike; 

Does the Chamber of Commerce 
control the Good Goveriiinenl Asso- 
ciation? 

The Bit nation is an doep a mystery 
as boaniinsthoiiae hasli und I'm gath- 
ering up all the inside information 1 
can. becauRO I Intend to write a Btory 
for The ./ournal on it in the near fu- 
tii:e. 

Tlif ottier niRlit I luid a rather 
warm arBimifciil witli Councilman 
Ktorrow In wiiich lie said 1 was ab- 
solutely wrong, althougli he did uot 
cali me a liar the way he did -li ny 
Watson. I Insisted that 1 had been 
told on reliabio authority tliat the 
Good Government A.s.sociation is con- 
trolled by the Chamber of Commerce. 

■• 'Vho is this reliable autimrity?" 
he H.'.kcd. 

"Bob Bottomly, the Kcoretar^■ of 
tho Good (Sovernraciit Aa.soelation," I 
answered. But oven that did not sat- 
isfy Storrow, and, Irai'muoh as Stor- 
row has l)een president of the Cham- 
ber twl.e, and is also a big noise in 
the Goo-Goo ranlis, 1 am hunting for 
mote information, 

According to Bottomly, and ac- 
coiding to an r(i:i< \:'.i document pub- 
lisiied by the Goo-Ooos, thi.s political 
organiza(i<in is run by an executive 
oouimtltee of five men, Kllot N. 
Jcnts, Gcorpe !t. Nutter, li.ibert B. 
ntone, Wlilium Minot an^ John T. 
Hosford. 

Hands Me a Pamphlet 
When I aslscd Bottonjly who 
names, elects, or appoints the mem- 
ber of tliLs executive committee, he 
handed me a pamphlet which states 
flatly that the directors of the Cham- 
lier of C'ommerce apitoint three mem- 
ber.^. 

"Supposing there wa.i dissatisfac- 
tion I'.t the way this executive com- 
mittee conducted the iioliilcal af- 
fairs of the tJood Government As- 
sociation." [ asked him, "how '.vould 
It he possible to accomi)Hsn a change 
eiship of this execulivo 



The minute tliaC Culiley took mo 
tr-iin a flock of painters 87-ooped 
into his office and delufied tlie floor, 
M,A ixalls and the furniture with a 
flood of the vilest smellinff liquid t»ai 
WIS ever poured out of a can. It 
^melled like a combination of a 
ni-^^ri clKarette, a fire in a lertilixor 
factory, a garbase plant and a Hock 
of ,oudemnod eKgs just after execu- 
tion. 

There's Something Rotten 
' Hagan sauntered into the office to 
'try acting as mayor, and then saun- 
tered right out again. 
"There'.-! some- 



Saturday wua \ i \ m » i \\ 

Election K e s 1 3- :>-f"lCj^ M ' 

trar Carl Brett. ' ■"" 

formerly tlie boss 

ot I'oe House of 

( ' o . r e c t i on at 

U.ei- Inland. It 

sccm.s tliat some 

UKld-nnneredReot 

picked Brett' s 

pocket of a $10 

bill and Bret t 

thinks that the 

thief is one of 

his former guest.'- 

at Deer Island. 




KJILJ 



thi: 
Cue 
fl-.c." 
"a 11 'X 

whet 



rotten 
n:a>'oi 



in 



of- 
s a 1 .1. 
it is n't 
['ncy t.'iik 



in memb 
committee'. 

"fly securing a ni.i.,jority number of 
votes in tlse board of directors ot tho 
('hambcr of t.'ommerce to back up 
; ii a clianBe," ho answered. 

That seemed to clear the matter 
up, but when I talked with Stnrrow, 
everyUiiniir was about as clear a3 
home-mado coffee. There seems to 
be somcthinK wrouR' somewhere, but 
1 think It will make an liiterestins; 
story wlien I gel It straightened nut. 
'I'here are so many memher.'i of thn 
Chamber of Commerce who do not 
live in Boston, and the t.;ood Go ,-- 
ernicnt Association lias been such :\ 
povverful political machine in Bea- 
ton tliat the public would like to 
i-ead a story on It. 1 think. If !t de- 
velops that llib Chamber contry!.i 
the Goo-Goos. 

r>resldent Hasran of v^o City Coun- 
cil who Is a rabid Goo-Goo, backf; 
up' Storrow, but (his didn't surprise 
me as he always does. Hecan was 
aci'iiiK mayor last wf<;k while Curloy 
■was in p-iUK/Selphla, but ho dldn t 
spend muc:i tlm.! in thfl mayor's of- 
fice, 
: „.goatW»! 




about during cam- 
])aiRns, either. I 
think it i^;^ poison 
g.n.s from the Ger- 
tie, ches." 

Ho w^rjt back 
the next da.v. t" 
slKU some papers, 
hut 1 understar.d 
he wore a clothespin on his nose dur- 
In- hi? brief .stay. 

. ] asked inptan yf.-terday wh--"ther 
■or not he intends to Ro tlirougn, with 
his fistic encounter with .Terry Wat- 
son. 

lie grinned. . ..v„„ 

■■No that's all off. ' be said. Yoti 
can MU.^'te me as saying that 1 iUend 
'r- vo Watson a wide berth in the 
future 'an 1 leave h:m strictly alone 

Hasan says he r.penl his boyho'id 
in the country and that he once l.aJ 
ah encounter with a skuns m a field 
?.Kv-er "ince that time I have respec . ■ 
.skunk because I I-arned Us habits 
bv a sad, sa.1 encounter with one. 
YOU mav not think mmch of a skvctk, 
but take it from me, Ihcy arc to be 

'^;j^;;^^:'V'i,mr«^.uhject Mike, 
lot , J. mention incidentally that on 
V ,,c ;in of this week's City Bccord 
"an article entitled "Storms and 
Bis- Winds Alonp tl^e New l...s_ 
'land coast." There, # no mention ot 
e»her Hagan or Wat.son in the 

""■Bumped into « man at City llall 
V. erdav yvlu. was mad enough t^o 
;,hew pieces out of a ^'■■^^^""O' ' 
sfpms that he came to Citj U.iU 
looking for the Board of Health. 
'"ho stepped into an elevator nncl 
rod,- np to the second floor. The 
eUvator man explained th,-,t to reach 
the Board ot Hci'!) "« ^vould havo 
to gel off. v.alk thietir!-, the pas- 
sageway ar.-i take another elevator 
In the Ann>ic. 

Calls "Improvemcnif," Off 

The man did .so and found that 
„rry clew,'..; tV-at slops at that 
Ooor in '-he Annex docs not go liighcr 
than the sixth floor. He sot off at 
Iho .sixth floor, walked across the 
corridor and took another. The ele- 
vitor he took rioe.s not run higher 
tb-ui the 10th floor and he had to 
take a fourth elevator to reach the 
lllh floor. .\s the result ot the howl 
that he raised, 1 think the present 
system will be changed. Me was teki 
tiiat the system had been installed 
to give better el£vator service, 
■■Dcm't impr.-v,'! it any moi-." he 
nhouterl, "or a man will Im'-e to 
b-InK Ills lunch with him if lie In- 
tends to reach the Board of Health 
> •«ri»ho"t ,-itarvlng to dWl^b." 



It's a good thing 
that Brett wasn't nicked for n 
bankroll, which he carne,s In an 
,,;,.,,,. p,,<.kel and which is u.suau)( 
around $1COO. i^/iltB 

That roll, Mike, so help ™^' ^°°^^ 
!,ke a inns hall carpet rolled UP 
to he sent to the clea.naer I "^o 
, , on it. It i.s so big. however, that 
a dip would have to have a sho^ 
h„ru to get it out of an a.^iage 

soeakinv of thefts, tho mayor has 
ordered an investigation into -W. 
story recei.tlj told in court about 
the lindlng of a c,.He. ot stolon shots ' 
in the basement of a firenousfi. -•-. 
tiremen are sore over tho affair, all 
the Boston firemen, in my ludgment- 
are about as honest as can he to'jna 
in the world. 

Looks Like Kenny 
It looks as it Storrow will not run 
ami the other Goo-Goo hope, Billings, 
is not Inclined to be a candidato 
either. When tiio smoke clears 
away. Tom Kenny i./ill probably b9 
lound as tho anti-Ctirley candidate 
with Fitzgerald openly behind him, 
and witli the Goo-Goos hacking hi.'Tl 
against their will. Th's situation, ot 
course, depends upoti whether FltK- 
gerald llnally decides to tacke Cur- 
ley porsonaliy. 
Curley is stronger today than lis 
I has ncen at any titne since cSection, 

C— ;: — Tj. " ' I although this is 

','{r— ' j not saying a hel- 

^-^ ^ ' Una lot, Mike. 

l'"iank Ualy, th« 
Cuiie.V Shadow, 
Ip 4iee;iing: *>"* 
o f sight, al- 
though HS active 
as ever beliind 
the B c -' n e s. 
Marks Angell,, 
,j tiic Junk King. 
I 4. \ In ! SI n o longer 

lr^-rrr;Hjfc>«.«« j*1 adorning tlie cor- 
l^^ggCyyi" I rirtor.s and using 
the mayor's •., lephone to solicit 
junk. Senator "Diamond .Tim "l rn- 
ilty has not set f.iol at City-^ ^all 
in months and tho p,-'-"*- ^ ^'■''-;,-°" 
Zeppelin, punctured bad.y, but still 
tilled with enousli ifa.s and hot air 
to keep alloat, is f lormauen ape— 
taclc in the Throne Boom. Ai. thffc 
prevents the publicity tliat nppsii 
boles in Curley la^t year. 

Watch Curley build hi.s political 
fences from now on. 
He's a wonder at it. 
Your stockin'-foi.t pal. PBTE. 

p 3. -Mayor Curley returned from 
Philadelphia Friday with a beauti- 
ful cold. Secretary 1'ower had sev- 
eral treasur.\' drafts tiiat Iiad to be 
.signed and called tlio mayor on tlie 
telephone. "I'm going to send three 
drafts out to you by ond of the 
ileriis," tie said. "I'm nrarly dead 
ntiw from si'tlng in diafts," the 
mayor barked hoarsely "if you 
send any more dru'tH 'nj' way I'll 
fight." TJio bieez.v campaigner 
seems to have been affected by a 
little draft, Milrc. Br ought to Spend 
today in the cou!?cil chamber. Th« 
liot air of one naeoting iifould nuilw 
h'.m think he was in Fiorirta Bj Jhj^; 
wearing .fur*. Xour a-f ,j>irt,..^,^,^i|fe 




Cin TO PURCHASE 
IN PEMBERTON SQ. 



Mayor Plans to Erect New 
Building on Police Head- 
site. , i 

- /.^ 

The, city is contcmplatlnir tne pur- 
chase ot the property in Pemberton 
square now occupied liy police heafl- 



quaiicrs 

— ,«* — ^. 



Ml3S Canipholl. who is only 10 years 
old, was warmly applaiidca for her 
clfivcr Impersonation of the famoua 
^coteh comedian. ]n addition to por- 
traying tiie I.;uider dances, Miaa Camp- 
bell imitated the talli and siiifflng of the 
actor with great uliill. llucli aniusL- 
r ent was created by the antics o( 
■'t'haplin," who was lompllniented with 
frcfUU'nt remarlt?^ tliat "you could 
luiidly toll thrni apcirt." 

The rpi-e])tion committee for the ball 
was comp'iseil of Franit W. Mason, 
cljairman; J \V. Sllvei-, Johh Mci.'arthy, 
and A. 'i . Adams. The floor niarslial 
WHS r. l'"". Adams, assisted by Josejdi It. 
.Mclniies. John U'Connell, Jr.. John 
llavey, John t'rane ,and JJeniy iias- 
gtiiy. 



juartcrs. 

This announcement was made yestir- 
day by Mayor Curlcy after a conference 
with Chiet Justice Boi.>!ifr of the 
Municipal Courts, Police Commissioner 
O'Menra and Real Estate Expert Peek. 
The present lease expires late in May 
of thie year aiid the loan order for the 
purchase will be .■sent to the new City 
Council shortly attar inauguration next 
month. 

Ultimately a, nevr building will bo 
constructed that wil! offer additional 
aconimodationj for tho courts, but the , 
intention is to retain the pre.ient build- I 
Ins fo' soms time after ihe purcl-ase of 
the property. I 

-The proposed Hyde Park police eta- 1 
tion plana were yesterday .submitted to 
the City Council and it was unanimous- 
ly deckled to favor a buildintc of flrc ■ 
proof construction Instead of v)ie second 
class typ" advocated. The total cost 



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SAVES CIIY H 
11 FOR m 



-«esto Have Its Closing 
Speeches Printed for 
Posterity. 



will probably be V> excess of $7i>,0(IO and A I 'nD F ^P'^ O FF 
no action will be taken by the council '^*^*''--^ ^^' ^ ^^' 

$130 FO).^ PHOTOS 



on the loan order until the detailed 
plans are sut)mltted by - the mayor Inj" 
about two weeks. C 



MAYOR AITEmIs 
ASSOCIATES' BALI 



J. T. Connor Co. Employes 

Enjoy 8th Annual Dance 

and Concert, 



Decides Likewise to Elimi- 
nate $2500 for Rin.'^ing 
Bells on Holidays. 



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Mayor Qarf^l^hii other public offi- 
cial.'! o{(^ tWs city were among tho 
guests laTSt night at the eighth annual 
ball of the John T. Cimnor Associates 
held in Convention Hall. Many hen? 
features marked the aObilr last nl^ht, 
inckidins a grand m.ireh, exhibition 
uancing ami impersonations of stage 
and screen celebritit;j. 

The grand march was preceded by a 
concert given by an augmented banjo 
orchcftra. All the members of tlie 
Associates, which la composed of tho 
employes of the KiG stores and ware- 
houses ot the John T. Connor Com- 
pany, took jiart In the gr-und marcli. 
Between the dances those present 
I werfi enlfrliunod by Impersonations ot 
I Charley <.;h,.plir. by t:iiarles H<iglie» oC 
I Boston, am of Harry Uiuder by Miss 
I Sadie V,-:lcntlne Campbell. Dot Ka;np- 
' son gave a series of cxhiljition dancea 
I which Included tho Highland (ling, Jrish 
; Jig. sword dance and tho sailors horn- 
j pipe. The musical accompaniment for 
I the dances wars furnished by George P. 
i Smith, pipn major, Scottish Pipe Band. 



Moq»Bfyf dornlnated yeaterdayr mtai 
Iny'of the City Council. 

Between municipal economy and per- 
gonal B'-ory, l>i»s!dent Hagan and his 
»«B00la.t*» sacrinced the glory and ohose 
ee»nomy. 

AS a result, th« ciosinj ipeechos, 
flowery it^ they may b», that mark the 
end of th# counctl's year of service as 
dty father" will not be p.-inted as a 
classical volume, and they will go djwn 
In municipal history as councilmen who 
voted against having thair orations Im- 
mortalized betwean the morocco covers 
ol a hook. 

Thus, at one f«l! swoop, the City Coun- 
cil saved $190 yesterday, and there will 
M no voliimea of "closing oeremonle.^ 
and addretMOs" to gather dust on tb-i 
•halves of City Hall during the years 
to come. President Hagaa was the 
prime mover m u;i economy move and 
said he did not think anybody ever 
read the ftr,-U coremnnles of tho council 
and that tho 1190 might prove the comev- 
stone ot similar economies througho.it 
the tity In th<- compilation snd passage 
of this year's appropriation blU. 



WHSHilOfl SI. 
TRUFnGCHllliet 

CAOSES OEeHIE 



Ql' 



Disagreement Shown 
at Hearing Before the 
,' Commissioners. 

... -r*-Txr-~ Cf 

Folirfwins'' a three-hour dcb/tc on the. 
merits of ihe experimental removal of 
I'i street cars and half of the vehicular 
t.aftic froir. ^Vash!ngton street between 
Eoylston and Franklin streets during 
the shopriing hours, tlie Hoard or 
Commi.s.'il' ners yesterday afternoon took 
the problem under advisement and will 
report today or tomorrow to Mayor 
Curlov heir rscommendntion as t>i 
whetiior be Christmas Bea.-son experi- 
ment sho'lfl be made permanent. 

There was a marliod dis.'.greemect be- 
tween the hundred or more persons who 
attended the. piihilc hearing called t>y 
the street commi."sinncrs, the oppoel'.lon 
of the southern residential ncctioiis 
against the removal of street curs frcin 
Wa.shlngton street being especially 
strong. 

Former Representative Burr, repre- 
senting the South Dorchester Trade As- 
sociation, advocated tho arcudln 
Wasliingtnn street, 

ILaymoud P. Delano, president of the 
Dorche::ter I'.oatil of Trade, advocated 
the removal of aut(>mobilP.« from Wash- 
ington street, tbi- 'emoval of teaTiIng 
until 7 o'clock at night and the return 
of the surface ens. 

Cliief Peter Jici'onough favored tho 
present experimental conditions, point- 
ing out the delay to tire apparatus 
caused by the ordinary congestion. 
Capt. James P. Sullivan of the City 
Hall p venue pcjlice station favored tho 
car removal <iuring tlie day. 

Capt. James P. Canncy o.' the L:,- 
grange street police station favored 
the removal of all vehicles, advocated 
tho permitting of irelght handling only 
in the evening, and suggested changes 
in the rules concerning parking of auto- 
mobit-^s. 

Louis M. l.l«rgett said he found b gen- 
eral appiov;il of Ihe experlnientftl condi- 
tions whicii he c-liaracterlze.. as being' 
as nearly ideal for W.ashlngton street' 
as are reasonable to all. 

Pr, sid>iu ,I(ihn J. Toomey o» the .South 
Bo.vlou Citizens' Trade As elation' as- 
sailed the lloston I^Hi^'ate tor having 
imposed on tiie good nature of South 
itostoii. 

President CcorKe V. Wnahburn of the 
M;issaehi'.=ietl..: Hial ICstalo KxchanRO 
said th.-it the exi).-rim-nl i.n Washing- 
ton street has resulted in Ihe greatest 
good to tiie greatest number and was 
desira'de for ;iiat reason. 

Secretary .lolin J. Daliey of the Dor- 
chester Hoard of Trade said If 'Waith- 
ington s!.reet could be made an ex- 
clusively pede.'^trlan thoroughfare, with 
eutomoldle.v barre.' as well us street 
cars, Ihe people Horcbe.ster 

lirobably (<n,,-'" t to it. 



would 



Tiionias N. K.ockii( .r, repreaenting the 
Jordan -Marsh C^onipa- y, Kuia that thi 
experiment hfts prov a tlioroughly nni 
isfactury. Saumtl I-. Purr, aasla^ii 
treasurer of Ihe tj. H. White ConiDah?; 
protested agaln.^t the removal oftlii,' 
street cars. Manager Charles niei,":!' 
tho Hcin.- ond Colonl.il Theatre, Tha, 
acterlzsd any permanent removal i,i 
the surface cars an out.-a^e. 



PUMP STATION FOR ' 
• HIGH PRESSURE' 

Mayor Announces Plans to 
Start Work at Once on 

Plant 

. ^^ I 

LOWER INSURANCE RATES 
ARE STILL L'NCERTAIN 



Report of Underwriters At- 
tacked — Engineers Admit 
Errors— Club Defended 

Al'ler ;i, twci-hour lit'aring it! 
iJic Oki jrViueniiiiiiii! LJiamlKU' in 
City Hall yi';5tcr(la\- al'lfriKKHi 
on lilt! sulijecM. of I'ompletiiifi 
llic higli pressure fin; .syslem 
iVIayor (.'urjpy aniHMuirpd iha' 
]io AVould [irocccil iiiitiii'iliati'l.\ 
•with the i-oiislnuM 1(111 ol' a j;as 
drivf'i) piiaipiug station on ilie 
city's propiTty on t, "ommercial 
St., cr.iiuliie of |>iii^|>in:-; ;liJ.""" 
gallo'ns of writer a niiifiitc, iiiid 
that he will cxinvt, a redact icm 
(if lire insurance rates eoiniiicn- 
«;irate with the progress of tlie 
work of completing the p^stcni. 

Tnoyc who spoke in r:ivnr uf rom- 
pleting tlio aystfin wrn-c-: <', It. 
k'.|;iik;(ll, reprfi.-f'aliiis <lu' (.'liambpr of 
l_;ommorce.; George W. Booth, chiel 
sriEipppJ- of 1he Natkrial Board of 
Plro Underwriters; Frank A. Dowlck, 
■hairman of (ho Fame board; fonnti 
\rayor Nathan Matthews, ay att"'- 
ley of William A. Mnller Corp., an 
nsnrance lirm: .tos'-ph liourk", en- 
gineer In charse ol the liigh pressure 
system, and Fire Chief McDoiiousli. 

Tfie Mayor opened the hearing by 
-xpiainlni:; tliai one-half of tho pro- j 
posed H mil'.w of liigh pres.sure pipe 
hns been laid in tlie thickly congesi- 
ed di.-?triet of the city, and that ho 
had railed th(5 liearint; for the purpose 
r)f li'arninir what, ik desired by tlio eit- 
izens, the Boston ('hamber of (.'(mi- 
mene, the Fire TTnderwriter.s ami all 
other interests before proceeding with 
the work of completing the system. 

On^ of tho features of the hearing 
■n-as the fact that Mayor Turley made 
many aterapts to Ic.arn, by cro.ss-ex- 
aminiiig Uio tire inf. ranee rcpieseiil- 
ativcs, i£ are insurunoo ratp.s would 
be retiuced if the city completed th^ 
system, but his liKiuirie.s met with 
little sueeess. 

Messr.s. Boot!, and ('-abnt rnnounccd 
that thev e<-iiild not answer questions 
regarding rate.-^. bnt T^Ir. P-wleK re- 
sponded to 1he extent of sayinr; that 
he persona lly believed the rompletion 
of the Bystem would probably re.sult 
in a rodtietion of the lire, iiisiiranee 
rates in the district which would bo 
proteeiod by tho syatem. 

The other feature of tho hearinR: 
was :anKlneer Rourloj's questloninK 
„r 7,-n<rii-eer Booth, representing the 
ingurar.ce interests, in which the eity 



iginecr Buccc 
inducing the insurance engineer ti; 
confeaa that there are errors in the ■■ 
report tho National Board of Fire 
Underwriters made on the sysletni 
which report the in.suranc6 engineer 
took pait In making up and which 
caused such a, protest on the part of 
Mayor Curiey and City Fngineer 
Kourke. 

In addition to gaining several ad- 
missions of error from the insurance 
' iigiueer, Kngineer Roiirko made 
."leveral denial.s of etatemenis con- 
tained hi tlie report, \vhlch Mr. Uooth 
agreed probably were true. The re- 
port said that the leakage in tlie 
'New York lilgli pressure .system is 
about fonr ,i,'allon.s a minute. Mr. 
Kourke showed by *he a. report from 
.Vow York that tho leakage i\a.s only 
I wo gallons a minute. Mr. Booth eon- 
I ended that (hat point is nut vital, 
"'ho report also told a certain leak- 
age of a half-mile Isngth it pipe In 
Sioslon which was exposed for the ex- 
periment, and Mr. Rourke Khowd 
that the leakage was through the 
^a^ves and hydrants which coulc', be 
remedied and not throug'n the Joints 
!!. the pipe. 

y\v. Uooth finally asked the Mayor 
if it was necesssary to ans-wer any 
more qiestions regarding tlie engin- 
eerinsr feature of the investigation 
and report, declaring that lie and Mr. 
liourke could talk over the situation 
pcAsonally, to which Mayor Curiey 
replied li.v saying that lie l^elleved 
the matter should be threshed out at 
I he hearing. Mr Booth, addressing 
Mr. Kourke. i-;iid thai it is pi ssible 
iv.r any engineer to (;o through an 
engineering report with a fiiio tooth 
comb and pick lla-AU, and that he 
would agree that the report, which he 
had a part in luakhig, prot.ably cun 
tallied slight err. >rs. 

.'ill the i^i.eckers referred t.i tli' 
sprinkler systenjs being riipcUy in- 
stalled in the business section I'f lb" 
<'ity, especially since the creatii.n "'. 
,1 lire prevention commissioner In 
I'll I, an.l Mr Tlourke nnnouncf.l that 
tliat c..mmi.-sioner had intornnd him 
!■. .■•■iilly i!i;it e\"ery business slruc- 
nire In 1!ie city would be equipped 
^-itli such a system wUhIn 10 years. 
Mr. Dewl.'k, chairman of the Boston 
Ko.iiil ..f Fire rnilerwritr-rs. s.iid that 
he couM I'.ot ag'-ee wuii lii.Ci ...;.! ■: - 
tinn, I ul he did adnui. in answer t.. 
-I cue.' lion l\v M.-iv-.n- ('tirl. y. licit •hf 
exten^'on of ili.se s>-s(imis w.)U|d 
.end t'l r. iln.-.' iir.' iic-iii ;inc'" rat.s. 

I'", riiier ,M:;v..r .Mnitluws niade th'' 
.startling s'oatement that lite iusur- 
iMice men in Iloslon cl.ilm th.e* during 
the la.'it fi\e years they ha\i' i'.si $ir..- 
lOnO.tnia. The slatimeiil was not oe- 
nied or .|uestioned, l)Ut Mayor ('urley 
aiiiionn.e.l smdingly that they eer- 
lainlv mii.st he public spirited men 
lo continue to indulge in sc h a bus- 
iness Bt such .1 great loss. 

Kiii;in..-r i:..nrl<.'. ju^i brfoie t1u' 
cliiso uf tiir hi-.'.riag. aiiuuun.ed that 
he could tiiiish i.ne station by a year 
from now if work is started iminedi- 
nt.dy. ri'" Mavor in closing com- 
in.,iiii<I uriiii '111 insurance rep.irl 
and d.cljiied til, It if there is any crit- 
ii-isin to 111 ike of the promotif.'ns !n 
the fir.' ibpartiin^il it is up to the 
(.'nil .■■Mi\ice Commission, as he ha.s 
made f\fi;' nioniotinn fmni the head 
of the lit. H<- also defended the Rus- 
sell Club, the firemen's organization 
111 Boston, by saying that the (iromcn 
have a ris;ht to organise the same as 
the fire iniderwrit'Ms. but thiW they 
have neve" made any unreasonable 
I rt«ma.nd.s, ard that if they did so, such 
ads 



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LICENSE ENDS 

Roslindalc Bungalow to 
Lose It in August 

Aft. I- a s;.;r,ted bearing in the ol{l 
Aldermanic Chamber today, Mityof 
Curiey annoiincod that he would not 
renew the dance, hall license of the 

. -\ormac Bungalow on Murray Hill 

: i-.l., Itoslindale, upon its expiration, 
next August, and that he V.-111 take 
similar wclion in ij.ll bungalo-sv li(^nses 
wlieKc the?v is •■?">" prote«feg£iatnst j 

\ them in thti funiA-. . ,.^NJ 

'lli.i.---- it] oi)f>o^t.«>rr^-«omplaine(l of' 
n.-i-c- l.iii- .at^ TiiRiii. tlie conthiuous ; 
i.iayinji, oi a piano that sounded like 

■ a I i!/ pail, crashing .<f beer bott'es; 

I agaiiist^Mouses nearby, and the oc- 

I curreuee of other things besides 

I dancing on the back piazza of the, 

I structure. 

i .lames H. Alc.\ndro\v.= and James 
T. Cronin. two of tlie three owner.<! 

: of til.' bungalo' • denied the aHega- 
tioiis and contended that only high 
class and very select parties are per- 
mitted the u.se of the hall. 

After the hearing it was announced 
that when the license expires the 
owners would oontinue to conduct 
the bungalow us a" )irivato affair so 
that a. jieense w-onid not lie neoes- 
- ir-.". 

ALTH BOARDS 
JOIN TO FIGHT 
WHITE PLAGUE 

Deciaie for Compulsory 
Treatment of Careless/ 
, N^ Patiegits /-/Ad 

Fight ayirfWV ffi'i further spread of 
iii.errtito^s in this State will be 
\,.;;Mi l.y'ihe :Massaclnisetts Associa- 
i.i:i.oC I'pards of Health, as a restilt 
if ihynv^L action taken yesterday at 
I lie animal meeting of the organljta- 
.ii.-i m the Hotel Biunswick. M<we 
iiii'i KM) delegates and members at- 
lended the S(>ssions, and before ad-" 
journni'Mit the association voted to 
.■..nceiitrate its light against tulxTCU- 
l.i.-is with (he aid of proper legisla- 
tion. 

The association will Introduce a 1)iU 
which will make it possible to treat 
wilfully careless and incorrigible tt*.. 
l.frnilos's patienl.s. Tho various 
liiarcls of health are now powerless' 
1,1 eiifoice treatment, but it is hoped 
lliat the legislative sanction will liej>«t 
niil c.impulsory treatment. ^» 

included in the papers > read betorj|".v 
Wx .■isscwiatiou was ono on "lndu»frt»i' 
iiealth," by 1;.,. Thomas F. Harrlru^.' 
Ion. medical deputy comniissloner c^' 

he State Board of Labor aijd Indvii' 

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JOUtimDL 





win "Recoenize" Improvement 

"Our tendency Is to rscogniue any ri>.il 
lmprovc:."°"t !" clearing up tt"* con- 
flagration hazard," ho BaiJ, "In mak- 
ing ths rates for cltlea, the possibility 
of ooiiflaKratioii is measured. The pres- 
ence of :i system that would reduce this 
riolt would be recognized. I would have 
"to know tlie pcrcentfiKe value of the 
new py«tem to the old one before 1 
-ould iret any specific rate. If the con- 
rlugnition Irazard is reduinnt, there 
would ho same recognition of that in 
determining rates." 

Clarence H1:u-1!a11, representing the 
board of directors of the Chamijer of 
Commerce, rteclured that the 12,000 a 
minute station llutt the mayor in to In- 
Mtall is Rufticient. "Thi-s ii* not a place 

^^^^ ^ where the city sliould listen to the in- 

^Oui-T'r — ■ - ' _^ / }0 suranoe writer.^ too attentively," lie 

,--'^' ' '^^ , ,^^r^ said, "Decause I believe that they them- ! 

DEI^WRITERS URGB .eUes are not cuite t.ure of .tUKt wlnU 
^^'^'^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^j.^ insurance oompanle.s 

IMMEDIATE ACTION operate under a system thac 1^ a losin^- 

„„n. becau.se it appear.^ that ;* per | 
cent of their premiums is eaten up by ■ 
sxpenso and the fire loss is 56 per cent. 
Df the priimlum." 

Secretary V. E. Cabot of the Bcston 
underwriters, had .several tllt.s with the 
mavor, and when Cabot said that he did 
not" think he was present to discuss (ire 
protection, the mayor snapped back, 
."Well we certainly did not come here to 
Althourh Mavor Oirley ws.s unable lo ',jiscu.ss Greek llteratur.::." After rc.id- 
oxact any specific promise from the In- ji:,g the notice of the hearing, he said to 
suranc, underwriters at yesterday -'_' '^^f^^^^^^r^^:: ^^T^T^ . nooi^ 



I mm HEiE 

One Near North End Park, 

Second Probably on 

Charlesbank. 



. . ., „ may 

at Broadway 

transfers on C 

ninro nunieious. 

factory corulltlon was -'■'■' 

1 .ana and l^'>'"'i' ='" ''jJ^J'^,. subway. 



stroet 
Thn 






am! H »'"-""' .,,|„i, 
rar.s, whl>-ii 
cseni unsalls 



prf 



■ibed by 



lx)th 



tlie construo- 



lion oC tlie new 



Dorch 



Will Give "Due Recogni- 
tion" to Additional. ^^^,- 
tection Down Town. 



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CniHAkNOTF.S 



ternoon's hearing in the aldermanic 
chamber as to a reduction in Are rates 
In case the city compictes the Jl.OOO,0O0 
hlKh-pres.>!ure system, he n -.■ivcd as- 
surances that the insurance intsrcst-s 
will slv9 "due recognition" to additional 
protection extended to the business dis- 
trict 

As a result of the conf«^rc:icB. t'-.e 
mayor said that liy next full the city 
will iiave completed the construction of 
a gas engine pumping station with a ca- 
pacity of 12,000 gallons 
yard 



chief 
enKlncer , 'A the National Board of Fire 
t-nder<i'.-lie.-s. also clashed several times 
with Mayor Curiey and Engineer Hourkn 
of the city's high pressure department, 
over certain charges that were made in 
j^ fgcent crltlctsra of Boston's flr; de- 
partment. 






CHANGE 

ON WASHINGTON ST. 



Route After 5.30 
P M. 



minute in tiic 
near the North End Park, 
and w'ill have connected tlie station with 
the seven miles of high-prcss-'jic pipen 

which aro Intended to give tlie firemen 

satisfactory streams of water to co.n- , 

bat fires In the heart of tho business dis- ;q-„^n. ,. /^„_„ \Y/i51 Run CSVPT 

trict. i^oiiowing the completion of thi.s :|1 rosley (,.ars wui Kun uver 

work, another station will bo started, 
proljably on the Ciiarleabank. No ob- j 
jcctiona were voiced against this change , 
In pltins from ono big station to two 
small stations. 

Asks Immediate Action 

Former Mayor Nathan Maf'ews, who 
appeared as counsel for the Wliiiam A. 
Muller Company, iuco'-porated In.surance 
underwriters, tn.,.l> an appeal for im- 
mediate action, lie as.serted that $5,WiO,- 
000 has already been saved in reduced 
rates In New York through tlie instnlla-. 
tion of >i hi»h-pre.s.surc .uystem and otlicr 1 
methods of reducing fire hazard. He de- 
clared that no other metropolis on .lie 
facft of tho ciirth has as Krcul a life 
risk as Boston's business district. 

"Raise tho money .1'. once," he .'aid, 
"and spend it at once to complete this 
system of hiph pressure fire service. 
The money can be borrowed, in all prob- 
ability, within the debt limit and if that 
is not feasible, petition tlw Legislature 
for permission to tiorrow outside tho 
debt limit." H" declared that Sla.flOO.OOO 
has been lost in Boston by insurance 
companies in the past five years. 

Chairman F. A. l.,e\Vick. chairman of 
the Boston Board o' Fire Underwriters, 
Informed tl.s rr.ayor that it was not 
possloiO tor the Insursnce Interests to 
tell what red'ictlon In rates thoy r o.ild 
malte until it was known exactly how 
efficient tfc« city'e »y»tem wUl prove. 

M 



Th« extierimental removal of street 
cars from Washington street, between 
Fninkiin and Boyiston street, was sub- 
jected ti .another change of hours yes- 
terday as the result of a suggestion 
made by Councilman Kenny. 

Tlio bireet cars were ordered oft 
■Washtiigto.-' street from 10 A. M. until 
K SO P M. to relieve Cliristnias con- 
geslii.n. but the change will p. it them 
back Pt 5.30 P. M. 'I'raltic Superln- 
tcndeiit liana of the Elevated .sakl ha 
•\vill try to put the new plan into eltect 
Ihif evening, in part, and to have the 
Poulh Boston schedule In operation next 
•wceli at .5.30. 

rounciliiian Ivonny stated at yc;de. - 
day'.s meeting that ho had studied tho 
trafdo on Washington street at 5.30 and 
found congestion not in street traffic 
hut ill tlic subway. "There is pieni> 
j of room for street cars," he asserted, 
•'and tlioy would relievo tho subway 
CriKili." 

,Sui>criut<'Mdcnt Dana also promised 
Couiiciimaii Kenny tliat lie would com- 
ply with a pcr-sonal ie(iu,-:st by Kenny 
to Improve transfer privileges in Houtti 
Boston, whereby paHsengerH alighting 



The Mayor's Public Speaking 

ensacemcnts hav^, been broken for the 
next three weeks as t'^" '•<=«" ';",.,''^ 
ex>,mlnatlon of his throat at the .ly 
Hospital yesterday by P'; '-'«'"'" "Yn 
Holmes. "I have been toid to refr^m 
from del^'cring addresses for three 
weeks in order to rest my throat, which 
is badlv irritated," the inayor an- 
nounccd yesterday, "and In about a 
month 1 may drop into the City Hos- 
pital and have my tonsils removed to 
prevent a recurrence of the trouble. It 
is a simple i>rocediiie that will not lay 
mc up for more than ,J, day or BO." 

■fhe mayo.- is going to Washington 
al.out Thursday witli the Boston neieaa- 
tlon to .onfer with i'rosident Wilson on 
Immigration matters, as this tilli doe3 
not rcduire a siege of public speaking. 

The "Safe Skating" Conferencf 

at.. City Hall y'iStorday, which w.as 
called 'ly Mayor Cur'ey, did not result 
in the c,;tabli.sliing of any new rules, 
1116 poli('0 otficinl.- poii.tlns out tha 
everything that is reasonaliio is J.lready 
bring done. 'I'lie M:4ropoiitan Park De- 
partment iitaltii f.iat on the ',;harlei 
iuver the ice la tested constantly, flat 
hciats aro kept In readine.ss, life pre- 
servers are provided, lights placed at 
air holes at night, and officer.^ with 
ropes aroiinrl their waist patrol the i 

Jamaica 1'ond la policed and the ice is 
tested, according to tJhalrman Dillon of 
the lioKlon Park Department, ano, 
Mud.ly Uiver sluitlr.g is not sanctioned 
b'-'ause of tho salt In tlio water, which 
makes the Ico alwvs unsafe. A wp.tch- 
man has been stationed at tlie Eagle 
Hill llcacryulr in East Boston >y the 

■■'' f'^ 



mayor. 



r-tandisb Willcox Was Chor,sn 

(IS a beauty jiidBC in another contest 
yesterday as the result of the fame won 
j by him while judging the heiiutiea 
I the r'v'ent I'lty llall contest won hy 
Miss Catlii'ivne De\ir.c. Rev Fr James 
,1. McMorrow. of Sacred Heart I'arlsli 
Haverhill, called at City Hall yesterday 
and asked Willcox to Judge a beauty 
iiliow to lie held (or the benelii of tho 
parisli at Liberty llall, Haverhill 
Monday night. 

Wilbox claims that tlie last contest 
icsiilKil in ^;n gray hairs appearing on 
his head, but promised to tie one of 
.■(irr.iiiince of tlircc Judges. Thin win 
agreed upon and li"forc he left (;((! 
Hall. V'atlicr McMonow ti.-.scrlt.,; tli.nf 
tiie second lodge will he .Ml^, lirvln, 
'I'be third iudge wiil be selected iKtfr 



next 






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CliRLEY MUNICIPAL 

STANDARD 
SELECTED 



SCORES 
HARVARD 



WILLCOX AGAIN 
BEAUTY JUDGE 



Will Play Paris in Havsr- 
hill Contest 



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b 



Declares Skeffington Official Emblem oi: 

City Authorized 
I by Council 



Action Is Un- 
American 



Tlio 
\ rrsilv 



■oiiisiil of tlip Hiirvard 
authorities tn allow 
llaniKi Shcehy Skctuii&toii, wi(ln\v ot 
the Iri>li editor ulio was executed 
jfor his part in the iJuhlin uprising, 
I to deliver an address in I'.uu-rsnn 
Hall, Tuesday night, was denounced 
Ihy ^ilayor Curhy yesterday as 
Anierieaii. ^\ 



4 



L'ni- ! Hostnr. nnw may boa^t nf an official 
Mrs. I'mnnicipa! fl?g. I'or three years the 
matter of adopting an emblem ha? 
been befor? ths council. The retiring 
1916 council, at its meeting yesterday 
unanimously voted the acceptance of 
a design that was used at the time oi 
the Columhus Day celebration in 1913. 



1^- • '^ 
CALttiD PROPAOANDA 

The nakiu-4 autlKiritiof rcfuHcd their 
prrmlsfkm on lh<' grounds tliat a l"ul« 
fi.rblda tlm iiso of colleRe l>ull<llngH for 
the dissemination nf i>ro\iaB8ii<la. Tti.i 
avrangemcntH lor Mrs. SlcoflinKl<>n lo 
jtipCBlc at Harvard had heen made '.>y 
the Deutsche Vorein, a student organi- 
zation whose membershlr is ccmposed 
of flermans or youiiK ni'^n "" 'ieriiian 
I ancestry. 

Tlicv pi.-uiMcd lo hav.i tlic •■ddres.'! 
Riven' in lOiiioriioii Hali. wliifli is under 
the eonlrol of tlic univ.Tsity authorlr 

■•The aolioii of tlie ll:irviird ottlrlalH 
Is nnt at. all in Ivecpiiif; wiili tlio spirit 
ot llin timos," said the, .Mayor. "I 
Khoiild call such artlon alisoliitcly un- 
Amorleaii. Wliilo ihc univer.slty offi- 
cials havo the authority to conLrol the 
bu'ldinKK of their institution, they 
should not exercise that power lo Ihe 
extent of cloalnar the doors of a l)iR 
educati'.nal instilntion to the .sprfiul- 
tiiK oi irntli. 1 fail to see, how Mrs. 
SI<ellinB'.-on'.-; story can he ■lassod as 
propiiKiinda. 1 presided at Itie niee*- 
liiK which she addrcsited In l'>nonil 
Hall, therefore I am ennvei-Mnt with 
1.1,1 dciuils of the me.'ssaBe tluit uli'- 
hrinsa. Her story is related in plain 
l.-niis and >il.pi,!iit<-ly ivitUi.u! ba.-sion. 

Valuable Lesson 



OFFICIAL STANDARD 

Tlie flag will be 5 feet by 3 1-2 feel 
and will consist of a baeksround of 
continental blue with eentriipleee of Hie 
cUy seal In continental buff. Tha fl;.g 
will' be of bunting. For uso on st;itc 
occasions, Fuch as the reviewing of pa- 
rades by the Mayor, there, will be an 
otTieial "standard of silk. The Council 
voted that this standard should eiirry 
the same pcneral deslRn as the llag and 
should be .inbelUshcd with buff fringe 
The reverse .side ot the standard will 
be ornanunted by the historic Trl- 
Monntaln design. 

The municipal flap will be floipn dally 
from rity Hall. On patriotl.- holiday.s 
land other occasions it will be displayed 
on the Common and on the various niu- 
niiipfil buildings. 

Fine for Trade Use 

Civic, organli-auons will, on aiipli. a- 
tion. be alloved to use the municipal 
flag for celebrations. The Council voted 
that tha use ot the flag "V standard 
for eommereial pi,i poses i-iiould be pun- 
ishable by a fine of %:":'■ 

The de.signs oftieiaPy .".ccepted by the 
Conneil yesterday -A-ere approved by the 
Art Commission after a series of con- 
ferences. 

OPERATION FOR 
\ MAYOR SOON 



' Stajidlsli ■vrnlcox. TSsslat.atit secrnary 
to Mayor Cnrley, is to Khlno ones morj 
a'* a Indjje of feminine beauty. 

This time Mr. Willcox will omclttto at 
Haverhill. But mindful of the trials 
that beset him when he selected Misn 
Cathryn Pevine of .Dorchester as "Mias 
Boston," Mr. Wllleox luis Htipulatofl 
that two other.s shall serve with him. 

Tills ".las been agreed to by the Hav. 
Father James ,1. McMorrow of the Ba- 
crsd ileal I rurish, Haverhill, and fur- 
ihermore one of those rlioson is iiona 
other than Miss Devine. Tlie third 
Judge will t>e selected Inter. 

The Ha^BrhiH beauty .s;:ow Is to be 
held for the bennilt of lae Sacred. Heart 
parish and will be staged in Liberty- 
Hall. 

iSuggeM^bInk 
' for city men 

Mayor Believes Employees 
> , of Boston Need It • 



A co-operative bank for the 14,800 em- 
ployees of the city waa a pot scheme 
introduced by Mayor Curley at the agth 
annual ri Inner of the MaBsachusettB t'o- 
operatl .'e Bank League yestnrday at 
thi) Hotel Brunt'wick. The Mayor 
slated that be exoeoted to be able^to 
apply for admlssi m to the leajruj^or 
the "new bank wiieri it conve.noiCsext 



4 

?lo ; 



,-A,^ 



c <^url*y announced 



esterday he 



•ii.'.lv liy the wildest use of iniapii'.' 1 

lion couid her address be called propT- ; 

ganda. Skcttington was a iiacinst and \ 

the siory of his death might be re- I 

giinled as. a. i-ondenin.;'ion ot lOiigliBh Mav.... 

,-li,«-> militarii^m. Her sn.rc, in nr 'will make no more sneeehes for three 

opinion, carries a vnUnibir les.-o,, fm- , ,vceks Ho Is to have his toasils re- 
tliosB Americans who, in their zeal for nioved. For several day^ (lie .Major 
Pneland at this tline, are umnlnaful of ihaH been troubled wiili a "cold. 
Ih,. limes when a bounty v.as paid by , ]>,-. Kdwin M. ' lines ot Beacon 
;:n i:ngli.--;, King for the scalps of the ,pt,.opt. whom be consulted yesterday,, 
nioll' ■ <u- colonists who were waging declared the "cold" to be an aggravat- 
\\\c light for An-.erieaii liberty. These i ^j disturbance ol f.i- lliroal. He in- 
litizens also seem to havo forgotten the I formed the .Mayor iliat the one cure 
,l;i>s when liie t.-i-ch which the Indian ^^.„.« lenioval ot tlie tonsils. The Mayor 
■ ,ppl)ed to the patriots' lionies was sup- i,eplied that be was ready for Li:" oper- 
plied bv the same humane generosily j ,i,|„„. i.iji the surgeon said that ti.ree 
Ihiit iins iilw.-i\s chara.i, ri7,cd ihe clasi; week." niiisl elapse. He also iiotilied 
nilllarlsm of KnKlaiid." the Mayor to put the lid on public 

Bpnaklnr- 



J. ear. ^ 

"line niorebatfh iri Bbston'can ?~o no 
barm, and 'a co-operative bank will 
surely Bid the emplojees of Boston," | 

1 was the way the Mayor put the raat- 

I tci*. 

I .\t the morning session of the Iwusue 
former (Jovernor Walsh was unanl- 

I uiously elected president. In his ao- 

i cnptancB addres.i at the dinner. Presi- 
dent Walsh declared that his official 
reign in Massacliusetts made hliii cer- 
tain that there waa n> «pot on the 
earth that needed more 00-operatlTO 
work than this Commonwealth. "The 
amount of poverty and squalor in tt|$ 
I 'iimmonweailh is titanic," said Vix. 
Walsh." and T pledgo my.ielf, as pree- 
ident of tills league, to do all In mj 
pi.ver to improve these conditions." 



Mayor Praised for 

Instalment Trust WorK 

■iiiiey was praised a.< an cn» 



.Via 

I'lnv 



H 



mil 



r Hi,- insu iiiieiit piiui pfrafterij 'ii%. 

the Woman's c'athnllc Olub at 
idolph last tiight. Cleorge .A. V-'lTOto; 
. ,;-: ■■.Hint roiporation counsel of Bo»- 
), n and a nii nibei of the Commlgsiolj 
(u'the Knpervision of Loan A|fenc^*|i^^ 
Cilrt the wnm(-n that credit r,ir sm»^'"* 
■UK 'he instahSient trust in BoBtdll'tj 
lung.-^ to Jlayor Ctirl«ar, ' - f .• " C 



^dOI^NPQ ^ J (^^-/l/f^^ 



TO PASS UPON 
EIESl 




advertised as for sale. Ail estates mat 
aiB cleared up before 1 P. M. X.q&x-j 
ivill not be Included In the list of "po*!- 
f.(i property" that will bo Inserted In 
toinorrnw's iij^iue of the City Record. 

This year there are -iOiX) CKlaton threat- 
■ned with auction, and the toial amount 
lue in back t'?.xes on tiii.^ property 
tolala tl.C'89,6So.6l. ^^he .>!ize of the b!!!s 
lary from one bill of HolK) down to a 
number of gipsy moth assessnienla of oO 
:cntji each. 

South Boston's Little Rumpus 

~" ^ver the selection of ita chief mai'shal 

Case Goes Back to Rulim '"' "!? "-y,'''^"*""" "'^»- ''^'™''« '" »"- 

v^v^o i^«v,iv nj tMllulJ parently all over, as Mayor CMirley yos- 
Of O'Hearn nn ThirL'npcc "'day declined for the second time to 
»iv-aiii uu 1 lllCMICbb nlerfere in the matter. •Cuato.n ha-s 

,onfen-ert upon the South iiOBion Clti- 
ens' Ai.sociatioii the honor of appoiiit- 
iiK the diHlrict't) chief marshal," he 
old a viKiliiit; JuieBaUoii; "I have not 
shiiiRfc: he slisUtest intention of trying to in- 
is still ;ln progroa.s at City J Jail a.-) thi eiicrc." 
result of the decl-iion of the nuildinj '^^'' ""^vor will sive the same sum 

Board Of Appeal ve.sterday retusinr K '"" '''""^'"^ ''^ '**' ='T'' '"'' "'^ ^elebra^ 
^'^J.,u^ , e.iitra.vy, reuisme t< ion, althousl) an attemiit was made to 

pas.? on a test case on the ground thai ave him raise the amount from thu 

this parllrular case was not legally pre- '"'" ' ' '" "^ ' ' "' " 

sented to them for a ruling. 

This return.^! the .shingle ciuestlon to 
U.I prevlou.i status, BulldiuR Cor.-.mls- 
sloner Patrick O'Hoirn refiL^ing to ap- 
prove the use of .standard a.sphalt i^iiin- 
Eles, and tho a.sphal': .shingle manu- 
facturers in.si3ting that such shingles 
are \nna.\ under the new rocMng law and 
Intended by the law to ba u.scd. 

The test caso that was submitted to ^""'Sy over the moril.q of the asphalt 



this inforiuatlon In ,si)ecinc form was 
,ii>nied him for reasons be.'it known to 
'the asjihalt manufacturers. Com- 
misf^loner O'Hearn should be fnioUed 
oui, end the iiuesUon definitely set- 

ilBtl. 



.^ /il.^Y '^'? '■'^'' 




r 



of Asphalt. 



Tho oisntroversy over aspb.-! 



!;>rO lie has apiiroved to JBOOO. Tlu. pa- 
aao may start thi.s year' at Andrew 
"juare. 



JAN -/.f-zf/) 

ASPHALT SHfNGLES 
K is unfortunate that the coiiiio- 



the Board of Huildinj? Appeal In an at- f-hingle is so long in beiiipr scltlt-d. 
tempt to have Commi.s.sioner O'llenrn 'l"ho organized niauufacturers of tins' 
overruh'd wii.- rejected by the board be- low priced roofing are waring a bit- 
cause the petitioner. .Mrs. Charlotte ter fight agaiilf^l B.liiding Coniniis- 
Ogden of Dorchester, had failed to sub- sioner i'atrick O'Hearn atCltv Hall 
mit the Information demanded by rpf,„ ...^ ,^ . " '"' ^'^y tiail. 
n-i-T^„. , . ■' I ne iignr has ?. reartv reached tho 
O Hearn concerning the weiglit, tliicli-. ., ,^ , . ■cm.ueu inc 
„e«, .r.A ,.„„, , . , ; . S'.ipreme Court and the Board of Ap- 



ncss and quality of tlie particular brand 



peal on technicalities. 



of asphalt shingle she desired to u.sb. 
upon her house. The Law Department '" *^^ ineautime (here are hun. 
of the city has already ruled that Mrs. '""S^S.Of homos in Boston with leak- 
Ogden Khould have aulituitted to Com- '"S roofs and angry owners. Tho.si 

The a.-ipbalt shir,gle manufacturers '''""^les now that the wood shingl.; 
now intend lo try another test ca.sc In '" illegal, and are delaying from 

s:;;n!;is^!!nei"?7":i^':".i;r::r?;^n^s,::^ "-"T. '" T"^' *'^'' ""^^""-^ ^'^"^ 

aim. When he refuses the application "'^'"''""B a ""al decision in the con- 
•-lien tho ai>pca! will be (lied and the t roversy. If the asphalt jhinL'le ■•- 

'^^<^riu^n^]:^.:::^;z.x '''''''' '" '" "^^""^ "-^ ^-"^-'^ 

.he manufar-turers. O Jloarn, how- 
!vei-, cont.-rid.s that the Hoaj-d oC Ap. 



inipossifcle, fhey will roof thoii 
hor.scs with the next desirable ma- 
I'Tial on the market. If the a,^pha!l 
shingle is found to be proiier anO 
Icsa!. they intend to use it. 

It is not fair to them to prolonLj 
tr.e qtestion needlossly. Both pidcH 
should compromise to the extent o! 
v'Orking for a final and decisive ml 



peal has no authority to over rule bim 
an this spcclllc question. 

President Wilson Has Refusec 

Mayor CurlcyM Invitation to visit Bos 

ton next summer during eilher the KJU.s 

convention or the G. A. R. encamp 

ment. both event.- being planned by th. i:." that will e.ilnbllsh the status 7,f 

mayor as the blijgef^t of recent years ii <i , , . , Hiatus ot 

this city in the il.To of conventions Tb, ' ^'^ ««P''^" shingle. The public is on- 

niayors Invitation contained a remlndei li'-Iod to morn consideration than ha'i 

ked'XBt'rt'vca,';"' "' '*" ""' "" ""'" «^°"" "^y «''•'''"• «"1^. a-id w.. 
Th,. refusal fvnni the White Hous< '"le'ieve that many months htWe been 
reached City Hall l-irt evpidng and reac -naated In preliminary . ipfcii c;,,,," 
In part; "The pre.saure of public bu.«.l- , „„ ,' r^ ^'""^■ 

ne»9 lncrea,«e»i rather than Icbb,;..:: am. ''' '' 

I have no conscientious choice In tlif If Building Comr.jissioner O'iletrr 
matter. T can only thank you sind ox Jq ghcn a aamnle shiuclo -!n,i - ' ' 
pi-e-w My very genuine regret." , , "'"upi' ^ningle ,uid a cm. 

,,iv V'-— - ; ■■ iirehensivo set of siiccificaUons e.s- 

Boston's Real Es^dte Auctior ^""^''"'""k •'"' i>r<>jiosed standard for 
will occur in about two weeks, accord- * ^^^^ case, he cannot rofu.se to 
trig to City CoU-jctor C-jrley, and this <-ither approve or re,ject the applira 
is the last day to pay uu bacu tdv»« In t!')n lOi ItB use. In the much di^ 
t.m.^ to |,r^vmt proyerty Tron. jMSfeq cu»».d c«i^ that h>8 bean at i«l "r 



The Transfer of "Tom" Coffey 



from his present berth as superintendent 
of elevators !n the City Hall Annex 
will be made either today or tomorrow. 
I'l.liticHl prcsaiue V.a.s been exerted on 
.Mayor I'uriey to i-rovent Ccffey from 
losing this lierlh ever sir.ce the two com- 
plaints concerning Coffey were Investi- 
gated by .Supt. of Buildings Kneelanri. 

Oiu3 of these charges was ba.sed on a 
row with a Janllur who was ordered out 
of the Annex by Coffey and the other 
was his acceptance of 51 to "buy my.selt 
a cigai'" from a Worcester niuaioian 
who was seekin.ij- a marriage license and 
gave Coffey the money under the im- 
pj'Cs.slon that It wa.s a nece.s.sary fee. 
The mayor .It first planned to remove 
Coffey, but is now determined to trans- 
fer him to some leas public berth. 

So Many Complair.ts Were 
Made 

lo M;i\'iir Cnrl(-y concerning liis o'.vn 
idea of having all billH for water rcl- 
Ii'i:U-,l annually In advance, rather than 
the old sy.stcm nf quarterly bills, that 
be returned to the old system yester- 
day for the sake ot peace. The custom 
li.i.-; always been to make a quarterly 
mininuim charge of $1;, and about a y./ar 
!iKo tl)e mayor decided that It would be 
.simpler lo r^cnd a yearly minimum bill 
of $,S instead. Tlds i.pplied only to thoso 
who.-e homes are equiiiped with water 
meters. t 

The system brought money into the 
trea.sury more rapidly than the old 
mcihod, but so many .ompiaint.s were re- , 
c. Ui-d at having to pay the JS in ad- ' 
Vance that I he mnjor. ai'tc,- a oonfcr- 
ence witli City Clloctor (;urley, or- 
dered th" Innovation abandoned and-fhe 
old -system adopted. , i ' ' 

The Ash Collecting Contracts 

were orderci' i-ejci tort yosterdHv, after 
Pulilir. Works Ccunmls.sioner '.Vturpliy 
had conferred with the mayor. The 
prices la.st year were consUU-ied reason 
able It City Hall, but the bids Uiks ve-r 
were ;I0 per cent, higher. All bids were I 
oi-iierod rejected and new bids win be 
opened on Jan. %. "if they arc sll'.i I 
hlKh I will reject thetn again" -thai 
mayor said. "This hlgli co.-t of living 
I.S g.-tting to be a regular fever and the 
city canmit stand too nnich of It " 

De.spito this remark by the n-nvor he 
sa.d a few months ago, as an excurse 
for the poor .service in ash collecting ' 
that the contra.dors bid their price, f' i 
low that they cannot hire comMte'J 
men and can.iot ,io c„„f„| ^'o;!;','^','"'! 
tae city p.ni.i mole n.oney," he .saM "i, 
«oud have a right to expect r'ood 
service. suua 



" " Oik! In Diu o<ii:nti'y 



MAYUK tUKLtY 

ANNOUNCES 
CANDIDACY., 



Ill' .«iiiil thai wl-oii 
le took oltlcc in liU4 ho ri'solvoit to .stop 
he use of diiigK at Uoor Island if hu 
loMt overy friend in the \vorlii in t-on- 
i-i-yuence. Tlie IslutiU, ho ilccliircrt, now 
iM fioo of "ilo(i"" and thi? Is a '■(,;o<lsPnd 



Ir >nt<-io»<i" >•.'", ,r.otli<"i- 
Hit I>o'JJ[^a"" 



v;-/cd novs. 

Mrl'all lui- tl 

.pialiinK of l,'.fiv. 
!itl-i>Utoclfid man. 
hmnanlty, and tidnldJU'. 
Iho used." 

Praised iiy Governor. 

iigraiulali 



i.f 



Surroundecl by His Tammany; 
Braves, He Recites His Ac-^i 
compli.sliments Since He En- 
tered Office and Defies Op- 
position to Produce its 
Strongest IVIan. 

T^layor Ciirlej-, standing amid hie 
cohorts widiir the wa!lR of tlip Tam- 
many Club, whii-b ho fcnnided IS 
yearH ago, ushered In llie Xow Year 
with thp annonnoement that lie'wlll 
be a candiflati" for ro-olei-.tlon npxt 
fall. Three (lumlioil nitnnbors of the 
organization, who liad .Towilpd the 

ihall ai 378 Dudley uli-eet, lo oele- 
bratfi a New Year's party, cheered 
llio nitiyor and iilodged lilm their 
support In a fon.iitl resolution. 

Othor spcaliPrs lieluded Moj. Fred- 
crick J,. Bogan of the 9tli resiro^^t. 
Who told of life on the Mexioan border, 
aii& 3=:':W*ard J. Plaltery of Ihp. Ti-iayo-'., 
otfloe. Tile lattei'K address was ohledy 
a commendation of tho administration 
and a, if.'unip of I hi' improvomcnt." 
whicli l\av.' hi'cn mad.- since Ma> oi 
Curley v.-ent into offloo in Is 14. 
( Appiauso continued for .several mo- 
ment!) nfler Theodore Jl. (ilynn, presi- 
dent of the cluh, had inlTodm-ed Mr 
Curley. The mayor, ho.vever, made ui 
; for the delay by talliing to. the member; 
for more than s^n iiour. When he an- 
nonneed hi.i candidacy for re-electloi 
Iho ni'inbers stood and cheered Ic-^tily 



n iID'fTQ 



Gpv. 
l.> ttie 
l.nhlh- 



*J 



M ui\yi 






McCall exuiifled co..., „,«,,,.nl 

orfeanlr.ation for its ■"■'"'% .'a 
spirit and palra,li.;;m. ^^^f^J^^,,^ 

member ol 

V til 



<.iOV- 



aiiditiojial ci.niiiliment t 

I'lii.liui for iii.i wiirli «'= ' 

thai .-•ommitlee "l";;'''"';',!,' >„,- helpirtS 

. rnor, wMicn luiscd S^l"'"' '"' 

llio depciident.l of a'.i M:..-- ,.,. .v.. 

MUlltlvm.n. 11.. prai..ea the spirit of tne 

'VM In IMinhi.L; OM l.l"*' fitronK. 

lii.-' nJ'iiK-. '!"" <Mm---iuiien : 

returned, liardr'netl by 



Ma.<isai 

iind its 

-vVhen tiiey 

four months 

UjKler trying con- 



UK 1111 Li i I A rc^ulat. and. --- f "^^n^,^-^ 

:.,.,.,., .„v t.oon-. in the world \ 



Te 



s Associate Members of 
Ninth Regiment He Is Williinf) 
to Advocate Law to Pay 
Families While Men Are at 
Front—Many Praise Recoic! 
of tha Regiment on Border. 



In'-l anv troop'" in me ""',■'''■„. 
;;";nr>U.o feel tha, n.v heart ^^-.md 

what I say tonight, and I ""' '^^j'^-^ 

"Vimm I may chdin par i' n.ir 

T (oe .xomo vith wliom * 

Moo fonry and Milch fialvln utmo.t. 
,l..,u^l,tcr and ^'r.Pl""--='':L ...,n„'i J,ifferr 



hrie with 
friend.shlp. 



ririnma 



ndir 



S- wotiia ri"\v .o 



t :Ma.MftOui'etl" 
border and tJtt- 



ssed 



a lasy 
iiro'.'idins'a livir.s waire to iho Irinv.iy 
of oyeT>- .«ola;^;- who got's to the 
Ifroni, and I won d advocate it if this 
'orKiinizatio-.i will stipiioti. it " do- ( 
Iclarod Mayor Ciiriey at the seVeiin;, 
annual dinner of the associate raem- 
liers of Uie 'jlh He.ESlnieut. M. V. M-. 
al t lie t'opley-Plaza .last night. 

•■We l>ear much of ec|U,ility of oppor- 
Innity. l>iit little of equality of obliga- 
■lioD." u?.=everated tl\e mayor. "The .-itatc 
lias not been a.s generous as it might be 



111- 



■n of the nation 
k-L ii.s liave 
1 tiio Board 



The altornpy-Rcncra', was n.sked to rule 
wliether the .«tate coul.l continue to pay 
it employes their regular salarie.*< while 
sei-vine in the militia a! ilic ''ront. and 
!,.■ ruled that the state could not. Ihe 
ni.vor of Woreciter oiitained a, similar 
nilint,' from his city solicitor as to the 
payment of hi.-^ cily employe.'^. I Knew 
th.-it Boston's city coiukmI would render 
a idmilir opinion, hut I did not ask f-n 
.tie. but i conlinued the pay of the Bof. • 
ton cmploye«'1hrec moiiths and ohtiine.l 
I^pislatiire lesal- 



Cnl. K. \: l.oRan, 
of tlio Sth. said; 

"The Mth was Uie \wf 
SKCKiment o arrive on tb. ,„iUta-v 

;ia;.t to leave, and stood fir.^t in miUta. y 

■•■Massachusetts wants what is best for 
■the countrv, and if that mcan.s the al o- 
nal guani. lot s ho'.-e H-: 
.11 the facts nr^a. about 
and tlie . ." Wilars. The 
.var deparl.nent sii.nild lu^vc i»lnte,l ..iit 
.le defects in its .)wn systelm as well as 
d.'fei-ts in the miard." ^ 

On Sweet-/,<r. comit.nnder of the .d 
briira.le, leviow.-d border experiences 
an.l l.-iudcd tlie '.llli especially. 

\ l.tor Herbert, introduced as 
Bi-nn.ison of Samuel Lover, author and 
nainler, admitted briuK.tlio imnRo of 
l.over, except thai, tlie latter i, as cS.ll«l 
••little I.ovcr.^' while the present scion 
r.f the family is of considerably Inrncr 
stature. Tl'.e speaUei asserted that, he 
is "a ful'-bloode.t'lri.ihman,'' and "most 
of Ihe wars bav.' been won by the Irl.=ih 
or Ihe Cermans." II.' also as.-^erled thai. 
■■, oiiditlons ill Ireland were never %\ orse 
nuui lo.ia.v aod will nev^r be better till 
.hanged altoKcthcr." 



the 



stron.fires,t 111 
organi'/atioii 



1 'vfiuld lin.l the 
eady anil wailing: 



Curley ] 
for hi 



.1 special :"'t from the 
for fh.-lr le.ider, partirularty apiilaudiuf ; jj,|f,„ cucli payrm;ni. It cosi the cfty $I.i.- 
hl» Btateiiient. that the opposition'- 1 (lOO, but I would have extended It ,;;''^ 

' other three moi.>h.s if n'-cessary. 1 he 
1. 1 ordinary citizen has little ^-oprcciati.m 
h.f the sacrillce.'S made oy the patriot 
appearance. j uli.i leaves all t.i. .-^crve his country." 

Promises More Improvements. "Universal Service" as Motto. 

at. ■li'ngtli '..,)on im- 'Ih.- dinner was a .s.la aflau, wilh 

. „ , '-" -- "- --"-i ;^;-rin' bir'^cu^rr m^iuniiucd til; 

Slnco hla inauguration, and made hi] f,.,„,t of lb.' head table. Oiaiintic na- 
statement that tho cominB year .wouki tional Mags spa.-ed the wall liehind. The 
tbo expeiidltura of slooo.OOn for American flag, with the .ilalc 



CITY HALL 
GOSSIP 



The mayor .'p.ilie 
t>rovenicnts v^il.f'n 



see 



expenditnra of ?t,«00,00« fot American hag. ^wun u.e^..^ 
other.s. .Vmong the latter he cited thel ',_^,,j^. ,.,.„„l farins Oov. McCall, 
widening of Hyde Park avenue, Bel-' American and Irish flags yraccd 
Blade avenue, Uoslindale; Norfolkl table, 
.street, Dorchester: rheUea street,! J;;;'i',^-fi„;[' .'.Vsided 
fliarlestown, and tlie deoicntton of thf 'i„i,.'estiiig fashion the '^nart plaved 
new war.l 1!) playgrourvil in Uoxbury. lire orsanizalion in bacunig up 
Till) K^,ixbi;M .'oit, he said, also would 



and 
bn 1 - 
ai«i 



would b; 



•■rmhtlns IHh" a>ul 
be'-s of «n^' doubt 
be dedicated as well as a liro station ...pd,,,,) relatives 
and a police slatliin at Hyde Park antl jof durins the niobill^/-''ta'ii. 
X municipal building at Hoslindale. U'lalioii 

The South Boston Strandwa.v, he dc- 
'lHre<!, will be dodi.iated on i)ct. I.", ant 
mined C.ilumbus Park, lie lol.i of In 
•reases in the pa.\- of s.-ruliwcjinep .and 
Hty laborers, nn.I spoke of •the city 
tiospila! HB i;ie best institution of its 



presid.ul or the 
and re.xKiiili-d ^ii 

1)V 

the 
rplleving its mem- 
as 1.1 whethfr dc- 



Tlio ol.lrit elerticrk Officer In RoBton 
has complft-ined to th*' election (!oninilA* 
sioner.s that the city assesaorB n«Atcote<S 
to p;ico on Iho voting list ths item** 
.if .-.everal registered votini HSl^^ Jr< 
in.s h...'.i.(e. Tho Bsse5f,on» (rr?b»My! 
(hou.isht they did their full duty cy |rat-: 
ling even tho officer hlm»eW on tfc» 
votlnir list 

Mayor f'urlev found up<>tl W» yutma 

from rhP^i.rlrlDhl'i. th.-i.t no i>9if ciU»(Sl»:: 
dates aro In ths field to ran kSMWfjt. 
<\v re-election next Deoeciberi Bi!K 



him 

McDonald not 
lis caudluttcy. 



havlns yet aaj^uiUMt' 



taken .( .•' 

The as.-.o 

raised STSOii to aid depci«ien!:-- 

.,,d vv^. the ..niv criianl'/ed asEoei),t!.>i 

Mume. i.d \Mi!i :' r.'Biin..it to peri,.:n 

■iuch work. 

.on^rrssmaii ij,albvan was tna;Uma« 
.. ,. and poKe.l fan al Ih.' ■l.'rtks' il 
\V '.''■1. button, and '!■" altenivn to mnk. 
;, ., "dry .•iP." H.' comi.lini.'iiled tb. 
., .'oi'iatiV.n and (Ml.. I>08ai'. and eubi 



Tl.o iiiay"r aiso found on Tlla 
liat his oi'fiCQ had be«n cl«8A«d ttC 
mdrr the direction of Supt^ l£iua||ariL|, 
.vhi':Ii means merely that th* S^o^^SmI 
nv.arnished and tho nig was t«)(tt|Mm 
•or an ntrirg. ATora thaa ODA* t e^tit^ 
he. iast few years, ■wh«n oitttalnSjSj 
!oT'.«'ti»va trod upon that tuc. ttlafiHi&i 
ilmselt has threatened a QlMitt V^ "^"j 



'V 



mimnmm 



JBteJit Cor their Service t.i Uic t!iate -^^ 
jaiid jiatioii. Ho dfcnicd it uoili^v 
of special coniincnt tin; fact tlmt Cul. 






nnPkTr-r«« ^ --.peciai comment tin; fact tliat Cul 

^kR ViPI? DD A TCDHr-"-'*''"" ''™"*fiit i"'^-- ^viu, i,im to isus 

iiif^iJi^ fn.m tliis Sluto to flio border for «- 



May 



or ITi-ges Living 
Families Whoso 



"Wage for 
Heads 



Answer Duty's Call 



GOV. McCAiL rr.A:r.E3 

COL. EDWARD L. I.GCAN 



Prominent Guests at Associate 

Members Banquet at 

Copley-Pla^a 



Vlf( 

Col. Losaii i-(*|>,.ii(l,il I. J- llianki.i- 
tl'.e CoMimonwcilih tliiouKli tiic Gov- 
ernor for l!ie way i;i wliieli the t:ol.. 
diei-s wore treated duri.-is uiobiliza- 
tioii and for tlio relief work tliat fol- 
lowed. He defended the militia sv.s- 
^ 1' ni, deelariii- {hv.[ if ih,, War i)e- 
,;'•■-■', ;r,,;i I i is tryijiK to abiiiiah (Jm X,i- 
jtional Guard on eflieieney grounds 
I b', i-as Willi (1,0 i..\>deral ofncers, biit 
I be f.'lt that (be detieicncies of tlv; 
I ■■■■ib.i ., art w< li as the n pillars, slionld 
■ bo slii.wn m. when cliaiiKes in tlic 
: nnbiai-y system are contemplated. 
t'el. i.ogan said lie bad notbiriR to 
coi-npl.in of in ihe i.>-a\' id' trealineni 
fron' tlio f-,Mba-al nrihv...s while on 
service at the border, lie s.-iid tiiiu 
t!o PiKhtinp Xinth camo out flnst 



Declares Action Not in Kecp^^S"/ 
With Times 



-if \ . "'X ''" r'iKhtinp Xinth camo out first 

iTje en.^cluient of a/ii!! b/tbe Log- ,"""""« ^'"« ■■e-4iments in the tests for 

i.slatui;S-tl»;^-)1.i(Vt,/. -MvJg payment '"""=»'>' oflie.oney conducted by ti,e 



- 1 , -y° ! 

°Y'^ 'y"B waRr- to i><ui!ie3 w!.,... 
tl^se m/whom they are dependent are 
caHu^out for miliiary serviet; was 
■"Ivoeated last night bv .Mavor Curl.'v 

'idress at 'he seventh nnnn.,'i !' "■"'Tr' "^'''' "'"■''° "''"' r'^feive t 
a-.- of the >\s..ocla e net^berL o r ""';' '" '''"'"" °' ''^'' '''^ ""' 

-N-buh Regimen lie dntfh '"'" '''"° ''■'"''^ *'"" "'"-'iflocs and | 

--na.a. t.:"^ui^„-,-:j--^-:x,;" ^^--^ '° ^^^' 



in 

dim 

the 

''"I'lcy-l'laza 

niember.s and guests (hat he would! 

J^ce to it that .such a. bill was i.resenr- ' 

ed to the I.eKislatuie. if (he as.socia- 

tion wouUi uork aeiiveiv ,0 secure, its 

passage. 

The dinner was (he r,v< held sin -e 
nio return of the ■iMj.hin,^- ,N,n(h" 
u-om the Mexican border \ tv,,„„-.., 



Mayor Cnrley aroused the au.'ien<_. 
to endiu.siasm when ho said tliat if 
was nil to the fc;(ate to take care of 
Ibe de,„ ndeiits of the militiamen. He 
asseiied that tho.so who receive tlie 



It 



(la 



dou.s ovation w 



r olTieei-s 
mareiied into l,he 

ind spealcci's \i as 
At tlie ?i)eake -s' 
Herbert 



1 lie made the suKges- 
tion that if hacked by the associa- 
•aon a l,il| u-e„i,| he introduced at' 
tbe Stale llense cabins for State 
aid for militia me|;'s dependent,'.. The 
amount of aid wouhl "guarantee a 
bviiig scale," 
lb n, 8iveft,=^er In bis lem.arks com- 
as ,i4ive,, r,,i, |,;,hvard|f-'"i'^:it''il the Ninth and all tlie -sol- 
f the I '•]"-'•« «'!io ■■vere .sent to the Ijorder for 
aniy. He declared that tho jVIa.ssa- 
coiisetts militia compared favorably 
with the militia of any .State in the 
union. 

President riielan. .<ipeakins- of tiie 
I work of the a.s.sociato members of I'be 

res-imcnt. said:— 
I ■'Upon tho rntrance of the Ninth 
[into active .service, wc found that 

raany of them, because of being pul 
on lialf pay l,y (heir employees, i nd 

"''no at all in .s„n,e cases, with vei. 

ailG rchei: from the Government ,m 
this respect, uould leave famili.s a't 

lo.ne that were likely to suffer un- 
less a.ssistanoo was immediately ren- 
'lered. AVith thks r^ali^ation hefor 
"' ■ "•"• orR-anization immcdlat.dv 
■-.'■"■I'-'l to work to meet these eon.li- 
tions, With tho result thai a i„Md , ■- 
|?o';00 was raised for (he p,,,.,,,,',,, ,,'i 
frnins: Whatever assistance we could 
I to the men at the horde 



Ij. Ijosan and oib 
reg-iment \'. iien (h, s 
hall. 
'I'be list of Kuesls 
, a dislill,^'uished one. 
table were: Victor 
composer, and president of'tiie'Hon.s 
of Irish Freedom; Gov. .McCall, .Tames 
f helan, president of the as.socia(io„- 
.ongrcs.smau .lames a. Gallivan' 
toastma.ster; former .Mayor .Tohi, F 
F.tzffcrald. Gol, .Sydney Hedge.s, .Mav- 
or Curley, Col. Beaumont E. Buck IT 

-o. wm"- ■^?"" ■'' «'"l"-'--n. relired;' 
.ol William IJ. Emery, State Qtiarl 
term.asfer General; Maj. Gen. AVil- 
liam II. Dolan, Gen. 10. Lcroy Swe, t- 
.^er and Capt. J. S. Hathaway. ' 

Directly over the speakers' (abb. 
was a larpe United .States lla.i? i',,' 
b'-'V >t w:iH a large sign: •■l.-niver.-al 
her\-iee. ' 

Congressman Gallivan. i„ infrndue- 
inff Gov. McCa!!. named biin as „„',. 



'»la.',ei, .T^.rvi,.i.j 'i\r. Curley i''*"- 
iiouneed as <:xif_ \merie'an, and not .at 
all in l:eeiiin„- -.fith liie time!, the ac- 
tion i>r tin; authoritie:; at .Harvai'd 
Cniversity, in refu.iing to allov,- Sti-'. 
Haima Sheehy SketTlngton, wddow oC 
tie; noted Irish editor who was exe- 
cuted daring the course of the Dub- 1 
lin revolt la.d Kaster, to speak in I 
Kmei.son Hall Tuesday night, because 
of a rule which forbids tho use ol: the 
college liiiildiugVj for the dlsscmina- j 
lion of propagajida. The Deutsche; 
'Vei-ein, a student eliih of (he colle}.e 
ubieh has fee its nanibers either 
Germans or men of German ancestry, 
b,id arranged to have .Vtrs. Skeff ig- 
loii deliver her address in lime 
Hail. ;i building wdiieli is ' dire 
ini'lei- the birisdiclion of tb.e coll 
.M.iynr Cmiey .s:iid: "It 

e.i'lnii (he righis of the authe ' 
I" eeiiiiol of any institutioii to d 
UMni' (lair own course of procc' 
lull to close (he docirs of a ' 
edi.catioiail instil lUion to truth, 
in keeping Mith the .sj 
times and in ni,\ 
ly uu-Ameiicun." 

Nothing was said by 'm 
Ion at tho mecWfig ,n the il:a'vani 
t nam ab.int..*' tt.e discriminatioii 
"I lie- Harvaril authorities, noj 
would the toiciuls of the Deutsch' 
Verem, or any of the student bodj 
di.scn.ss the matter for publication. 

F. \V, Hnnuewell. controller ant 
s-eciet:..-,- ,,r the Harvard corporation 

„,, , , ■ •-l^offmgton ha. 

not been ali.iyaal t,. ^,,:-,u in ■ 
building which was under the ■ ,n< 
f1u;tion of tiie college because of ti' 
rule Which forbids the t-se of the c< 
oge buddings for the "<lis,seminati 
f propagTjoda." an..' not because 
ber ami-English (a-ej,, _ ,, ' 



7 '' 



abs 



elTiii'r. 



lO.'l 

■ tly 
e. 

■}'\ 
.les 

er-; 

iro, 

•eat 

not, 

he 

te- 



Mmv< 



riyor lo 
Help Keep Son 
n German Prison 



South Boston Woman Gets Word 

Boy Is Prisoner of War 

;it Military Camp 



Of tlio(our.M.-^s,sach,,settsGov.r.i ( '"'TLf' ^'"^' ^ "'^'^ ^vlsh to 

Who stood by ami did a great e' at'in ""' "n" ''''^'' ^'^"'^" *" """'I 
for the militia. The "ther^hr e ho h^ a."""V7;^„^'':r"f '" ^'^ ^^•''"'■"^' 
said, were the Inie Governors Wij-l' , , ^ """^ *''"•• ""''s was the 
bam E. IU..s,s,,u and Curtb, Guild and ',', 7 ,''''" ™'":''';l"'l wit,, a 
the former (h,v. Havid I. KV,„sh """ i 1; ■'":;" ''"'"S tlb:. 

Gov. McCall in his ad.|re,=;s paid'irib 
•ito to t.'ol. I,,„;.,|n and the ,\i„ii, j.,.^,,. 



i \\]' 
b 



tllc 



'"' i "'"■^•.^■ al„iiM, me, A!:,. | HK,, 
i'"''- ' ■■"M l.einp; Mali rar d !,„■ 



. man:,, and 1 lik.- 



"vsa 



HI oil) 



uiy im- 

■;.V,,sonmen<, and ,.-:,jdo.-s f.,,. |„,,,,,. 
than being in the trenehes " Tln<- 
was the te.-ct of a letter received by 
-Mi.s. Ann Houlihan, 170 Gold M 
Soullv Bmton. from her son G(,,r',.r, 
wh, is confined in a Cerm.-ui' n>jTTt,,;.,.' 
prlstm at lijuleni^,. ""]•"•' 

will ;LKib, be^^ffide to \i,,r Z,' ''" 
1.a>^ta„:^1, airnvs ba„;:^'i,^: ',; - 
H^iibv '-"■ appealed (^M,^^,,;.;^! 
levM^ „se nbs effort,-- ,,, w. 
hoy kept in the pri,«eii 

Houlihan was captured in h.,,,,, i 
Au.sr. 2'.'. Tn bis letter he >, i 

bas no complaint to make of th. "^ ^' 
.nan "ulilary prise:, s.v.-,le,,\vi,r'''"-,' 
A. J,ee. feirmorly „f Camb.-ugr ^':"'*'» 
prisoned vlt|, HoulihtiT, i,,''' 
wrote. ' '^ 



aniii;^ he,. I 



i lltl. 

hoy 



CITY HALL GOSSIP 



Ed Murpliy, gpnial head of our ;iul'll' 
works depnitinpnt (the public works all 
the time and tha (lepiirlmfiit somo o£ thn 
time), Is Kolng out West this weok with 
John Cnrty ot tho deparlmcnt to li^nrn 
how to build ;•, hrldge from iJharle.si.o\\si 
ito Chflsra. Tho local expert bridgo 
builders have not be-.Ti invited tf. Join 
them. 

G<?orgo II. Tlnkham has iicin raised 
from $2r> 'o $30 a nionili. lie is a nurse 
at the f'lty Hospltnl. and never lind am- 
hltlons to go to (:onKre.s.s. 



When the food Ihspeetor." move from 
the lop lloor of the nnnex to the little 
room on the first floor, that room ».'IIl 
be flUed with eRgs. ptato^-.s, .^taii.^.ijxes 
and other pel?' d fondatuff."! instead of 
wtth T. Co«?«y. 



nienl Hwapped their old motor car.s for 
new ones. The food Inspectors, who 
have to carry boxes of undesirable eggs 
on Iheh- .shoulders after making raid."!, 
would have lilud to have had one of the 
old automobiles !;iven to ttnMu. 



• attempts have been made in 

Ito g"t tiwoiish an liiimisr.Ttlon 

pro' Isions T ifive nl«a.\s fought agHiiiB 

the bill •ind f bellevt that every _fajr 

i.ilndp/d p.7triotic Amerlo<in 

witji r.ie. ■."an you tell me 

American to .shut the ijate.s 

liinlty anain.^t a man .simply 
: liajt been unable tliroui;! 
Jclrounistance.'^ to 
' "Tlie duty of poo. 



Mtt.vor Curley hop^s President \vil.-'in 
will come here next summei- to attend 
the con\entlon ;,r either the Elk.? or the 
G. .-v. n. The mayor Invited him herijt 
jus; before the pr v.sidentlal election but 
the President refused tho invitation, ^^'^■s 
Is because he didn't dare or 'lecnuse. It 

.\il pvi>.^ ^-isTlrri t' ■'"('e,W,.H, .-..rLii- 
datcs for ma.vor will please apply at 
the mayor's office for entry blank? 



'■'the mere the merrier, 
olpa) camp ilgn 8lOB~'i. 



is the muni- 



STILL AT n 

A I5o.st<in now.spapor det'laxes th'i.t tJio r<>l'usal 



1 



i .Sndj'iiW 



I't'tors to consiilor a mayoralty xioir.iiiat-.on by the orpani;:etl 
forin forces has "narrowed the f?d,l of candidates dmvn" 1o 



five ciliziMis T^'horn it mentions. 

Tliat is an iinfortnnate statcnif-nt of fact. The field is .still 
an (ipcii one for all kinda of candidalos, refoj-m, anti-n'roi-nu 
Bud (ilain citizens. No group of men, refcrmerg or politicia'iis,. 
I'.ni limit it. The next mayor of Boflton may or may not be so-.nr- 
botiy who has been meniMiied favorably or otlierv.-ise by the 
nioutli pieces of the organize'! reformers. 

lint let lis roi ent that the next mayor of Bosibii will nnl l-,? 
Belected in secret fessioa by a close, corporation. 



i:oilgre»»l 
bill wlt»- 
.• of its' 
iUBtj 

r- • 

will agree! 

that it is 

of oppor-' 

because he 

foice of r!r- 

eani bis letten .' 

cllixenship has been 
the herilaL'c of the .Icwisb race in every 
state in the I'nion .sii!ce the formation 
of ;be republic. The .Ii-wl.sb population 
of America today is a dc'erniiuinc cin e 
f'ilit> .a moral Kln--w. and a splendid 
material asset for all that Is best in 
manliood. <!iaracter and the hiijhesi de- 
velopment of the .\meiican cltl.'.en. 

"ICverv Krcat nai:onul movener.t that 
lias marUcd tlie hisior.c of this rep'iblii: 
and \vlue»( has niov'ed forward and ;ip- 
ward lor the strenelheiiing and tl^e 
maintenance of thi- Kovernment of our 
land has found a .lew in the forefront 
iis an active participant. They fous 
hi tite wai "f tlie revolution, sacriiic 
■lieir lives and pave freely 
■iicaiis that there should be estab 
I (rue litierty and the srcatest free gov- 
unment that has ever lunrUed 'he 
l.'.en of deslin>. When, ver af'i 
'.las beset the American nation th- 
iias ever been in the forefront, giving 
generously of wealth fiT the succor o'. 
the unfortunate." 



MAYOR WISHES $200,000 
BUILDING FOR SOUTH END, 

Mayor Ccrlijy plans to have the lai-g- , 
est and most modern municipal build- 1 
ins of "ic city erected at Brookllne, 
street and Shawmut avemio, South end, j 
this year, lit a cost ui 5-30.000. 
ask the city 



:;ht 

cd 
their 
lilished 
gov- 
rhil- 
i-tion 
.few-; 



UTERAQ TEST 
DENOUNCED AT 
JEWISH RALLY 



HsrU oiiposilion I" tlie 



/ f/? 

It e.viir 
oration 
Senate: 
1 'resilient 
to n, cl.iji. 
pledged it 
\nierica.n 
! ission o 
the race. 

The speakers included 
I ;en i; I.erov Sweetser, 
i;,,bcrt Siherman. Haruch Zuckern 
York. Riand secretary of 
Peoples War Uelief I'onimitl 



ininii- 

liill. recently passed I'V the 

adopted resolr'ions favoiins 

WijMon's endeavors to brtns 

fc the Kuropvau w,\r; and 

a-lf to support the proposed 

.lewish congress for the 



dis- 



t ouesiions of Importance to. 



IIo win 
council next month for: 
authority to borrow the money. 1 

After conference yesterday with Com- 
niissiorier of Immlferation Henry J. 
F.lieffin;;to;i. the mayor agreed to allow 
the poverntnent to uso part of the old 
Franklin schoolhouse, at Dover and 
Washington streets, as quarters for a 
federal employment uuroau. If the bu- 
reau is a success, the m.iyor will hUovv 
the Kovernraent tho use of tho entire ; 
schoolhou.;c, after the proposetJ new^ 
$jiKi,i*.'0 bulldlns !s erected. 



N. 



Mayor (■urie\ . 
Max Mitchell. 



til. 



-J 



\ 



Mayor Curley Stirs Enthusiasm 
by Protest Against Effort to 
Shut Gates of Opportunity to 
Men Unable 

cumstanccs to Learn Their 
Letters. 



w 



stove.-. M. M. 
'i'enipie i>iiai..^i 
!.e\:ensoii, m,Jio 



mistake 
nf the last 
literacy test. 



The 
and pi. 



.if ATieiicfi; I'oV W. 
i:ieliler. former labbl of 
Shalom, and ITerry \V. 
presided. 

Mr Silverman opened the progiani 
,. jih 1 brief address on "rnimi^'ratlon 

.,,,,1 .li- Problems of Israel, Phc 

1 r „„ \i n... fvamers or the new immigration bili. ' 
by Force ot Lll-,,^ . id. 'liave mad.- a grave 
in rfpeatiii-- 'I".' blunder 
-cssion in regard tc 

already are so manv except lon-s 
.SOS In t'.ie proN'ision ilesigned 
,, , ,, iide ini'nlr;i-ants who are nna.'ile 
to read and write in their own lang.iau'.' 
that the restriction is of little ntllitiv 
but /t woiiTd exclude" TnaiiV a'ij'''--'iU:died 
find' worthy persons wlio ,iie iieedei^ fop 
ll-.e development of the country's in- 
i.ln.Jtrie.s. It would b.' a calgnilty i.. 
the rolled .States to hnvc Ih.'it nici.siiro 
beeonie |R■.^'." 

M 'X Mitchell presennii .cold med;lls 
ui .lewish milltl'jmen in uniform. 

,cln. bad seen service on tl.c border, and 
in this lonneclion lien. Sweetser said 
Ib.il "til., services given by the .lews 
..n tlic .\f(\ic.n border were an honor 
and a credit to the nation." and that lu 
took nrld'> in having them In Ills com- 
nn. nd. 

II eas May:ir Curie- , ■ ., a.roused 
tho -^'reai'-st '^nthuslann-. by Ms em- 
phatic i-eniaT-ks. -'hor years." j,.<. »ald. 



.MaMu- (■|irii;->'. .speiikirn bofdi-c ,i 
,:;ailierhiu. til ".".On .l<nvi!<h men and 
woiiK-ii in .'-icollio Square Ol.vmpia 
vosloi-dav aftenuiiin. dininuncfcl llio 
friinieis 111 til'" restiifti'.e IniiuiKra- 
'lion lull anil nrdiniiivreii ttial I'resi- 
(lent WilKon. lunl asMireil him ilial ;m 
ordiorliinily for » lieariiig on it wciuM 
1)0 Kranl'-il. I'lu. niooling Ix'lit luuler 
tho tuisiiiccs of llio ln(l(.,)on(li'iit 
der. Sons of Israol. Tietted mm 
$inOO in <-;\.^li ami iileditcs U>y tlie 
liot of war victims, anil ri'iiorclod 
self on sovornl nmlfors of inttresi to 
AnlPrlcan .lews. 



CAMINETTI TO SEE i 

MAYOR CURLEY TODAY I 

AVith a view to obtaining co-operation j 
of city officials In providing employers 
with iielp and ot gaining positions for ! 
vnemployed. freo of charge, Anthony' 
Camlnetti. United States oommUsslonar- 1 
puneral of immigration, with Henry J. 
rrkcffington, Boston Immigration In- 
■pec.tor, will confer this mornins with 
May(-r Curley at City Hall. 

siionld the conferen.-e produce^ans 
unity of action. It Is likely th.at clfjbM 
win be located either In the ISfortli'br 
the South end. The pnesent. offjcfe at the 
LopR wharf InuoiSfWio^ >Wlon T^cka 
f,TriUt!e.'! for tUlflf wife: HiuT It also in 
understood that tfin present staff 
•jislgned to it Is loo small to handle 
;iho clerical and statistical branches 
adequately. ' i 



' t hail 



it- 



Or. Or r in G. k illey 
Resigns His Position as 
Charles St Jail Doctor 

t . 

Physician Criticised by CityCouncil Board Gives 

Poof Health as Reason for Stepping- Out 

— Dr. H. H. Colburn Succeeds H:m. 



Ill' ii.-i-in 

pUSt livi' J|. 



'■ <^'illpy, physirian for thn 
I'.-i at. Uic (/liarlos .stic-.'t .ttvll. 
'lis rosignntion ;o Slirriff 



his 



John ijuiiii). Klvinfr' iKjor health ., 
roason for i .-signing ,.t this tinio. 

HhrvlfT ijnlnn appohitei! I)r. II. }l. Col- 
Imiri of Iii,i Choaltuit streot. to till the 
vacanoy. Dr. Colburn has aoteci aa Dr. 



•T woiiki any furt'irr ti,at liayiiiR 
practii-e<l in il l.s ,-.ty for r,« \ nar.^ and 
ha.vlnK .sfTiv,] th,- p.ibli.r in one capac!.^. 
ly oi- anotlier .iurin? ino.st of this Unit, j 
iHprinninig with my appointment as .-nr- j 
eoon-(?en?ral on thp stiiff of Uov. Brn- 
jai'iin F, Butler, I feel juatiflcrl in r..- 1 
tirlntr at thi.s time to the priyacy of my j 



• ^.,^r '"" '"'•'" ''""'■ I '"'"''•^- --""^ '^ •"■""'-' (^'-'^'••"••« «t hen,, 

n.- ' IHcy was severely orltlcised by | -AsBurlnp yon that I appreciate more 
I-.' ■■.ty .nunoll pr,.,on committee fol- ; deeply than I can express your fHir„,...,s 
lowing a rcent yislt to the Jail, but was ami I<ln,lne..s durlns the year., r have 
dofended with e.,ual yi.-„r by th... .horlfr, serycd nnder yo„r direc.l„„. I r.-main 
No n.en.mn of this is „,ado eithdr In tho j most sincerely and respectfully 
resignation or the shcrlfCs letter of ac- I •■ORRIN G. CII-l.Kv; M. D." 

' 9hei-ifr Quliin replied: "l am decplj 



|r-(ter of re.sicnation 



wa 



ceplanee. 

iJr. Cilley'.' 
as follows: 

•Beean.se of recent illness I I'eel that 
to continue loHKer with the dut!-;s of 
.iail physiel.in will he likcl.i' to undermine 
my strcnglh. I therefore r. .|uesl \i>u to 
u.iept my resignation at llie e.'irllitjt 
ti.»n ,vi,i,.h „ IM i,„ conyni.-nl U \(.u. 




i MLb' 

• 19 BILLS WITH 
. LEGISLAIURE 



Krleyed on (he receipt of youi re.slffiiM- 

tion as Jail physician of Suffolk .•ouiity 

Jail, and I dtsUe to sta:.e personally and ■ 

offlrlally that your medical and surgical 

w. rk here among the Inmates of our iail 

h IS heen of inestimable value, and yon 

aTln h"" "^ "'"'" ^^"'"t"d<' and that i 
of all the officer., of the Jail, and the 

,l?o,' "''•;""^«-""''' P'.i.vcrs of the many! 
thousands of people whom you have 
treate.l iu this Institution 

"Your work hen: has been almost con- 
tinuous day and night, year in and ve^r 
out, and .subject t,. ,.:,ll at anv , .I'mem 
of the day or nl^^hf, and T knowit -vll 
,"■„","■' r,""" 'iiff'^"".^ 'l'a< the cou, ' 
be able ,o ti.ul any other physician 
11. vcur ^M-.at experience and ..kilMo ' 
tdl the place vacated by you." 



f^ariy of Measures He Wishes 
Adopted for Municipal Ser- 
vice Relate to Public Safety 
and Health — Would Provide 
for Supervision of Credil 
Unions. 



ASKS ANNEXATION OF 
GREAT BREWSTER ISLANC 



Mayor Ciirley has, flipd with the 
Legislature 19 bllle affnctlng the 
muntcipR! admlnUtratlon. Two blllB 
both r<H^ommend6<l, by th« specla! 
commlsalon on the height of build 
Ings, are for the extension of thp 
limits of the district within which 
only flrat claas construction Is per 



ml tPd and fnr )imu...« the height of 
'I'lIdlnfTH to tv'iee the width of the 
^^l!-e"t i;pon which (he buildings ahu! 
Ir.Ktpad of 2V^ times tho width as at 
.Mi-psont. 

ThB mayor's bills affecting p„bll< 
safety and health are as followa- 'iv 
••eBnilato the paMlngr of stfeot ,-.ars i,^ 
motor -ehlelcB; to regxiliito the manu- 
.'aoturo of Ba.umgea, to facllltato pmse- 
eiitlons for violations of the la.w re- 
lattnn to uiO inanufacturo of sausaRes 
to onable loc^l boards of health to 
Pi-osccuto for violations of the e<r,. 
law, and also to amend the e^^ i„w s.i 
as to K-;yo the st.ite and lo.al boa-ds of 
■eAlth authority to require the dena- 
tnrUatlon of decaying eggs; to furthc 
protect the public against the sale of 

?. im'""*';.. '" """""'f'*''^" *'i" law pro- 
hibiting tho sale of dison.sed food. 

Would Supervise Credit Unions. 

Another bill provldsa that no Hen "or 
Inoumhranoe »hall be created by an or- 
der for the construotlon of sIdemilkR 
until Oie date of entry for oonetruatloe 
Otnor blllfl tntnxJaoed are; On the snr 
Kostlon of th« aoldlers- relief rommi!,' 
slonor, relative to the extension of Mate 
aid: a bill to permit any Inmate of tt - 
■Sufrolk school for boys to yimt a m»m'- 



ber of his Immeaiate fp-mUy in w^-- - 
death or serious Illness of the '"^ 
a bin to provide for the supeivlslos Pj 
credit unions through the appointment 
of a deputy txinJc comtnlasloner. I 

There are two other bills of amriO-\ 
erablo Importance. Ciie provides fCj 
the oanccllatlor. of I'nrollectablo bill"' 
and claims of the dty which accrued j 
prior to Jan. 1, 1911. The other pro- 
vides fur tho rriorc extended use of j 
armories In the olty. The object of'i 
this bill Is to permit the us« o'l 
armories for convention puri^''*». " 
this bin passeo It will greatly IncroMOi 
the availability of Boston as a oonvwn- 
tion cdty and avoid the necessity ofj 
having the olty, In tho near future, i 
spend a largo sum of money for tho 
croortlon of a convention h»U. 

j Two Relate to Finance, 

fj Two bills Introduced t>y tho mayor | 
I i-.ffect tho finances of the dty. One i 
makes the balance of tho 0«org« B. .( 
Hyde fund available for the redurtlor j 
of tho city debt, and another msJtes the j 
unexpended balance of the loans for the J 
widening of Avery and Pleasant streets I 
available for the reduction of the dty! 
debt, and nl.so pro\-lde8 for the con- ' 
celling of the unl«.?iied bonds author- ; 
Ized for tho widening of Avery street. ' 
[j Another b!U affecting the dty's , 
r.n^ncrs l.~. one suggested by the school , 
committee, fixing the pension of school ' 
Janitors at ono-half the amount of 
Ihelr i.At compensation. A bill has also 
been Introduced providing for tho an- 
nexation Of the l.sland of Great Brewster 
to tho city of TJoston, the Intention be- 
ing to gh-h the city Juri.sdlctlon over 
till.'! property so as to avoid the cttj's 
paylnt; taxes to Hull, which pmvklss 
no S( rvico whatever In relation to the 
island and doe..) nothing In connection 
therewith, Ciwpt to collect taxeti from 
the city of IJoston. 

UYOR WITHHOLDS m 
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICtu 

Orders City Counsel to See if 
Catheron's Appointment Was 
Legal. • , ;'7 

Ma.vor Curl^.v. tnkln? up Dlst.-Atty. 
Pellet ier's protef;t agaln.st thfl appolnt- 
m-nt of Alli.ion a. CaUieron as chief 
probation otTlcer In the superior cou,;, 
has ordered the city auditor to ijMttihold 
•■athep.,,,', s.Ti.^rj. ^n,, ,,^^ Inslnieted 
(orporallon Counsel Sullivan tn Investl- 
patn the leg.ility of the apiKilntment 
the ma.yo."« action Is baj<ed on e,;; ,^, ' 
■••at Ion he had over the telephone ,vlth 
the di.s(,„.t attorney. The inaym-'s 
order to City Auditor Mitchell followed 
this eo„ver.„,tlon, .rnd when Catheron 
ipplled for his n,Ht pay Mitchell to"d 
1dm of the sllunllon. 

The. ma.xor's letter lo th. corporation 
conn.sel follow..: ".My altenth.n TTsX™ 
dlr.c e.l by DLsi.-Ally. Iviletl-r to the 
act. thnt there is u serious „ue,.,ionM' 
'; •'!,'' ''■'•;'ll<y or the selection of Xo", 
'.. ( .• Ihcron a-s probation officer nt.d l' 
would appreehle an lnve..( 1,,,^, ,, '' ' 
.Nou. pendinK uhleh t i,„ve notifled th"; 
■■Midi. or to withheld thep.,yn„., 7;^"; 
wace. to said Alll.on - 1. Catheron "^ 
inning his r>w„ 'nvestlirntlon' (K. 
ma.sor le|e„hon,.l Cl..,k .lohn - XJ 

;:^dS,f!n\;ZrX;;;-!;tl;u;;;S 

Mled with the city auditor ,rth" 
auditor-s o(Tl,.e the tnayor found how 
ever, simply a formal staterrt;nt „! 
( atheroM's appointment, wllhn,,. ' 
rrforence to the names nf the „**"" 
Who took ,«,rl in his nPLolntme. " «" 

( atheron lives In licyerlv .1" 
In tho Jlouso of Reni..«,.„.'... . " ?** 



10 Jlouso of Representative! 2! 



^OOR ly/ii, - ^^A^ 







J 4AI^J^ ^/f/> 






Martin, Named for City Purchasing 

Agent, Is Rejected, and Mayor's 

Record Broken. 



HAD E. P. MURPKY SLATED 
FOR ELECTION COMMISSIONER 

Batiie Is Considered Victory for Good Govern- 
ment Faction — One of Civil Service Board 
for Confirmation. r^ j 



Mayor Curiey's iccord of never having had the appointment of 
a department, head turned down by the Civil Service Commission 
was broken yesterday, when the name of E:iection Commissioner 
John B. Martin was rejected for the position of municipal purchas- 
ing agent. 

CONSIDERED G. G. A. VICTORY 



I Tt'p refusal by the Civil Service <^) 
mipsion til grnrit tho ncccssa.-y runilrni 
Rtioii In Martin's .-aso la rcKiirdccl poll 
tir-ally ^8 a vii-t 

ernmciit Assorlatlon. Several attacks 
hnvo been made by Recrptary Hottonily 
of tho O. ft. A. ijno!! the romnil-.slon, 
aiui lin a.';Ked the rpslKnallon of the 
memhora In ono Ftjitcmiint on the 
ground that they wfro not properly In- 
ve.stl^atlng the merits of Ciirley ap- 
pointees. 

Upset.s Machinery 

Ma.rtln'8 }-cJection t;..-c^ n .-nonkry 
trench in the artnilnl.'<tratior '3 poiillcal 
maohincry, as tlio mayor had all his 
plann made to appoint fornior Hepre- 
nenlaflve Kdward P. Murphy of Charles- 
town aa Fllertlon f'oninilM.'lonor at j:'.'>00 
I. year. Murphy Is a vteran politician, 
ind has been a, .^slronE Curler man. 
Kvery ImaRlnaMo poUtlrr.l presstiro 
was lirouKlit to hear ii[ion the Civil Ser- 
vice (■omrol.''sion during the two months ■.j.jY^j.; ^^^j ,„,„|^ ., f,t,.^,„g ^pn,,, ^j p^j, 
that ihe Mr.rtln pi-^"i'-'monl has b,-p.n .,,,,,, ,,,„, M„,.tin would he conttrmed, 
under con.-ilfienitlon, the Curley and i"" _m he i.s a iviaivhy bii.-iincs.'^ man or ad- 
antl-Curlcy facllon.i both making *hB (,.n„,.p^ year.-!. .•\monK other interest 
Issue R hatii.^ ground. Several heated 1,^ |f, (i,^ executor of !ip\eral r."ta' ,.» 
flcsHiona liavo h-^en held hy t)u- cominis- („tnlinp several iiiilUon 'dollars. Tie has 
Klon at which one ;>f tho three, inc.m- ,«|,,.vcil the city 011 diflcrcnt oc-a'iions 
hers !-..".s hrlri oiil for iho connnnauon ;is pjlr.iipMl a.ss-cs." ir, pcual ins-ltution."; 
of Mertln, romml.sslonor. elect :iiii comitilssionei- and 

Under tho law, art avrrtfntmcnt must Icmnnrary purchasing aKcnt. 
be eonflrmed within 30 davii, or elxe U "ue luivel fcturo in h.-. alienipteri 
is Invalid. /it th« expiration of tho 'n>P"inl""'ni ■''■'" l»"'<'">-''t''K ascnt comes 



.s^o. and the .second S(l days expired at 6 

o'clock ve.><terdav. The commission de- 

ly aa a victory for" the Good Gov- f"^!" P"",",''>' '° "Ject Martin's n«Be. 

icnt As.<.oclation. Several attacks "f"'""- ' ",'; '-'"T "' ''T'^'" ' "' L - 

'of aflowiu;; llic c.ilcndar to reject him. 

1-irst Rejection - 

luiriii.^ Mayor Ourlcy'n term in offic*. 
covering a period of three year?, he has 
never had an al'pointment rejected un- 
til yesterday. Four of his appointment.^ 
have be< i< wlthdraAvn from me Civil 
Service romniLssion. liowever. Two of 
these withdrawalH wei e due to the re- 
lufMl of the icii appointeil to Bceepl 
II. e hcrtlis. n thiid w a-' l>ecaiise of the 
ninyo^.^ fear 111, it the Civil Service 
i.'oniniii^sinn wa.s going tf* rciei.t tiie 
name, aiul llic fourlli was caused, tiy 
tlin dcmaiiil "f (lie Cr. 0. \. that a. pub- 
lic licarinK lie hchl en the appointee's 
incriti^ 



j CITY HALL NUlliS 

The Mayor Authorized a Visit 

to Chicago. Cleveland, Buffalo and Mil- 
waukee, at the city's expen.'e, by ERI- 
. iency Engineer John E. Carty and 
rublic Work.s CoirmLsaioner Edwa. u i- . 
.Miirpliy The primary purpose of the 
nip Is to aVMv the various types of 
l.ridBe.'! in ordci to determine what typo 
will he constructed to replace the pres- 
ient temiKuary Chelsea South bridge, 
which is of wood and which will not last 
more than two years more. 

The new bi iuHe wiU coKt nearly 

J.W.IXK) and the steel will not be ordered 

I until the < i-.d of the -.var. If possible, as 

I the mavor exi'ect.s a 30 per cent, drop 

'at tliat time. On tlie trip the ongineers 

will al.'so study sewage pv.rincatlon. to 

try and Improve condH.lon.s off Quincy 

laiised by tho Moon l.sland sewage. 

Work on the Annual Jury List 

Is under way liy the Election Depart- 
ment. The li.st will not be announced 
until March 1. and Uie work is always 
surrounded with conskkrablee mysteiY 
by the officials. becau.':e of the rejeOLiOfi 
of at least SfiOO citizem a year on the ^ 
Kicunds of menial or physical untltnesB, 
or because thej po.<<se.s.s criminal rec- 
ords. There are ITH n.^inos loft over 1 
from the Id? list and about 5CC<I new ' 
names are beinK selected for inve.stlBa- 
tioi). 

The Inve-stipatlon is made hy the police 
rtep.artnient, which returns card.«i to the 
i;;eciion Conimi.ssioners siiowing the 
result of their Intiulry into the status 
of liieh individual. .Mthoush a large 
percentage of thoae drawn for jury 
service try to get out of It. there are 
many who jire seeking a char.ce ^(& 
serve. '\ 



first 30 days, tho Mayor ■w<i» notified by 
the civil Service Comnussion that an 
agreement had not been reached and a 
request was made to him to agmln send 
the appolntmwit doiwn. TMt :mit3r.9e aUX 



u the tact tliat il would mes it a rc- 
luctliiu in .salary from jn.'iOO to SSOOi). 



r.ceJS 

The UndetwHters Are WiHmg 

t.i co-oi>eraie with the city on the 
present tire protection problem, accord- 
Intr to il .statement made by Afayor 
Curley yesteni.iy. He .said: "Within a 
few d.iyfl I am Boing to confer with the 
fire Insurance men in a friendly, get- ^ 
together way in my office and I am 
.■enlident that these Interests wUJ be 
found wlilliin to do their .share, provided 
tne city does its own part. Boston Is 
going; to so through with the high 
pressure service on a Reneroua scale, 
and when that is done, then the Insur- 
ance men will do (heir part )n the mat- 
ter of reducing the present hijih rates." 
When the niayur wa.s a.sked what 
would happen If the insurance men de- 
cllivd to lower tate.s nfter the city com-" 
pleted the hlRh pressure service, he 
answeieJ. "There is always recourse in. 
the form of an appeal for a Tederal 
i probe on rates." 



^olir /]//!(,- j/^i]/-a 



N£.t 



I°"*'_'':~:°'''' .^*'i*"""^' Decline in Stock Caused b> 

Unfavorable Criticism, 
Says Ives. 



We congratulate the Civil Service 
Commission on havino discoveretl 
K8 iouK-io5t csist-', " ' 1'V'i ■* 

The refusal ^(i^'Yiifs commission 
to confirra M^yor Curloy'a appoint- 
ment of John B, Martin aw the hfad , ^ ., ,,,,,„„ „„„, 
„, ,,,„■», , ^ »7000 for poles, made by the Kdison com- 
or the city s supply liepartment was , ^ ,^ ,^ . ^r T>„otnn wern 
*^ pany against the city of Boston, were 

"-"• pointed out bv Expert Harry Clifford be- 
i-ommissioner at $3500 a year, Mr. 



Overcharges of JU.OOO for wires and 



Kdi»on coinpar.y overcharged the city' 
J7i»0.- 

Piice.'^ of varlou.'' sizes and kinu.s oC 
wires used by the Ediaon C'onipany and 
the Uistallation costs were cptmiared by 



soundly rational. As an elcc 

• for« th« eas and electric light con 
Martin moasurps up satisfactorily sloners in Out Boston street lighting con- 
when gauged liy the low siandard of tract case yesterday afternoon, 
"■he present adminlRtration. Hut a.s a Ho said tM proper chargn for erecting 
purohasinK aj^out at $7000 a year, a po'* '" »<>" •"■'t !s t7.66. For Eetung 
which wn.s Mayor Curlpy's denire, we"^ '"'''' '""' *^ *"'' ~"'*''^ ''^ would ciiarge 
«^tanrt flrmlv opposed to .Mr Martin ""*' '^°^^" '""" ^''"^ '"'' ««'""« m con- 
Two months ago this paper outlined "^'° *>* '^'""''^ '^'""■^'^ ^ •"'*'"''" ''"' "'" 
his laolc of quaiifieations. "''"'■ °" ""' ""'"'■ "" "'"'"'•"' '"^ 

We entertain no personal preju- 
flice against John B. Martin. Up. 
aeirms to be a sound type of citizen, 
hut his advanced years and his lack 
of experience as a purchasing a.c;ent 
mal<e hitn undesinble. Boston 
needs a real purchasing agent, keen 
and active, conversant with the di- 
\ersified requirements necessary to 
I he purchase of everything from a 
side of beet to a pair of rubber lioots, 
.Mayor Curiey is right in aasertiu;', 
I hat the present salary of $3000 is in- 
adequate to induce any genuinely 
competent and honest purchasing 
agent to leave private or corporation 
life to accept such a salary in a po- 
litical berth. His figure of $7000 is 
not excessive In ca.se all the city'.j 
jiurchasing, amounting to millions, 
is done through such an expert. 

Tlie Civil Service Commission has 
confirmed several previous appoint- 
ments by Mayor Curiey that were so 
glaringiy incompetent that we had 
hardly dared to hope that it would 
locate its lost bacltbono and reject 
Mr. Martin. Our present apprehen- 
sion is that Mayor Curiey may now 
.submit the name of some politician 
even loss desirable than the 
able Mr. Martin and aiicceeri 
ting him confirmed. 



Possibly he may be presented "^'^^jj 

loving cup, a goneroug one t""- 

hold several auarts, not counting ^ 

foam. 

He announced yesterday that hl» »*' 

wii; tc !n tl;e •>»lure of a revival. Not 

a .Sunday revival, he Jntimated, oui. :~' 

savoring more of Saturday night H« 

will tell the stories that he made f* 

mous while superintendent of City Hal 

Annex elevators, tho.se stories that wen 

far better than did the elevators them 

selves. He wi'' sing the songs that woi 

him fame, including "She Had a Fac 

That Only a Mother Could Love," "The: 

Are Digging l!p iinci-j'^ C.-i"" t" BulW 

a 8ewer" and "Hooray, the Old Man'i 

l,cgs Cut on*. Only One Shoe to Shine 

Ne.xt Sunday." 

And Jokus! CoKey is full of them, 

"Why is a crow?" 

"I'awsl" I 

When the laughter stops In a few I 

Prof. Clifford with ..jlmliar charges by fnlnute.-. n.orc or less, t!>ere arc rldrUea. 

other companies. In nearly every case i "What i.^ co-. -•red with IcaLhers,__fllc» 

ho .said the Kdlaon charge was hlffher through tl'ie air and ha.s four legs. 

and on this Iteni lie estimated an over- Iteady for the answer? 

chariTB of $n,lSl. i Two eagles! 



I 



.If 



At Jhp mornini? hearing yesterday At- | And so it will go, for a tuU half-hbur. 
Kprriev Ives tor the ('ompany complained What cares t.oTfey that he has been 
that the crltloLsni of the Kdison exhibit canned and roasted. 

of costs and- estimate., had c.au.scd a What cares he that Mayor Curiey «U». 
decline in Kdlson stoc.U. He .specifically P«"'l«'l Mm after he found that Coffey 
obiected to critlcl.sni of a ligi -e fo^ has accepted a crLsp dollar b II ae a tip 
manholes of JIO.OOC. Ho said this should '" "buy a good cigar, after having 
be set down as ai, overcharK'e. as ""ed out a marriage 1 cense lor a Lo- 



not be set down as 
the money was used fo 
we 



conduit boxes thailo of foreign extraction who thought 
"Every day we are cut a few thou- that Coffey tnust be mayor because of 
sand dollars the stock of the Kdison t!?^ So.'^.,.';'''il *j!'* "'*'^'''* '*'*' adorned 
Company drops." he said. "The public 
does not seem to uiider.stand 'lie situa- 
tion. The earnings of the company are 
just as good as ever." 

"Of course they are," commented 
Chairman Weed of fcie commission. 



(C 



vener- 
in got- 



Elevator Tom' 
To Be an Actor 



Suspended by Mayor, Cof. 

fey Will Shoot Jokes 

and Stories. 



his manly boso-n. 

The James Boys won fame by holding 
up stages. 

Coffey is going to win fame by letting 
the stage hold him up. 

"Why is a dollar cigar nearly?" 

"nccnuse it Is all butt." 

Curtain. 



y/i A/ - / f/}. 



J!> N 'li 



'f,~) 



mmm of 

SI 8,000 LAIO 

10 mm CO 



Exp 



ert Clifford TestiHes 
Before Gas Com- 
mission. 



WIRES AND POLES 

.CQ§IC0MB1NED 



"WIevator To.-r." Onffey, ..iispended 
from niemhershlp In the riiTiU" of City 
Hall's Payrcll Patriots by Mayor Cur- 
iey. Is going to be an actor. 

Hs docs not claim it. He admits it. 

Ho is seeking Immortal fame In the 
burlesque world by treading the same 
splintered boatda at the Old Howard 
where once wrlj^gled such n .star as 
"Mttlo Egypt," the Cairo dancer who 
never was nearer the Orient than thii 
Kast Side of Ne-» York; where Char- 
mlon, the trape?.e aueen, onco threw 
8mlle.s and wearing apparel to the nast 
rrenerntton: where Pat White made 
chocolate sodies and green whiskers ra- 
mou.'i; where Cora Livingston l:as 
wrestled with some of Poston's sturdiest 
chambermaids, and where Hose Rydell 
made white tights and cigarette pictures 
unforgettable memnrtes. 

Next Monday will wltne.iB his appear- 
ance. and the Gulney Guards, those 
bottle-Bciarred veterans, will turn out in 
full ranks, a- full as only the Ouiney 
Guards can turn out, or be turned out 



"COURT OF HONOR" 
FOR THE COMMON 



the city to erect 



planned 
cotifcreiiee 



The expenCiluro by 

Knu^'r."' Honor" 'reviewing stand on 
lio.lon Common facing Tremont stre.t 
'':\' M"-^"'- Curiey, after a 
wilh a commitlee from fho 
Boston I.oilgo or Elks ycsterd,y°Tr,l.' 
i;oon at citv Mall ay/ aire.-. 

The proposed "Court" will consist ot 
two arge reviewing .stands with a 
curved .siand n a half-clr-i- i. . 

A. Cither end over rh^slde;ar■w,'fi 
lie two triumphal »-"' . . ° ""■ ■'*'ll 



- Of the open s^pr^- - 'Heeen 
I'Tge eiiougl, to ac- 



f irclinjj stand 
reviewing stand 
r.oinmodaln a. doz 
importance. 

"The stand could 
mor for use di 

,hatb,.oughtp,i,;if;r;t%°^,f5 

Honor,' "and the KIks and thi. ' • 
men will hoi I) dese 



guests of especial 

, . t-" '"ft up all sum- 
mayor informed tl^c^rrril""""'- ">, 



.\!uiy 



xpcndiliHo Tor such a ph 



cl. 

The del 
finfcrencr 



Grani 

tlO.ogt 
'"'■'rsque pro- 



l.'i "ill |,f. ,1 
n' <'il,-- Hall 
the A'arinus offi.lals 



interested 



"' "«sei at 1 
'""1 commltt*e. 



■" ^he coming eon;en;j;;;e 



9 



r\ TDl CV CTADC Winii ll MftKI- 

n A nniYr<ni^«T n. * -vr WchI [Nil JAIL 



Holds Up Newly Appointed Probation 
Officer's Salary on Information 
'. From Pelletier. 

THINKS CITY SHOULD KNOW 
JUDO' WHO APPQINTEG HIM 



The salary of tson G. Catheron of Beverly, the recently 
appointed probation Jficer in the Suffolk County Superior Court, 
has facet! held up at City Hall by order of Mayor Curley as the 
result of information supplied the mayor by District Attorney 
Pelletier, who is bitterly opposed to Catheron. 

PILOT CHARGES BIGOTRY 

The Btirerly man is alno vlolmitiy op- Iiim last cvcningr at nis noJse m i...- 
posod by 'J'iio Pilot, official Calholin Back Hay the reply over the telephone 
organ of the arcViclioce^e, which charged wan that Mr. Pelletier wa.s out of town 
hiri with bigotry. and wolild not retui ii la.st nisht. Knoni- 

Hfrvf-iai days nsro Mayor Ciirley in- i edge of hi.s whereabout.s was denied, 
ttruutort City Auditor MileheU to rel'\u,'? i It is. howcyer, well known that .sinco 
i.'atheron any salary pending- an inveH'i- i M:-. Catheron was .qeleet-^d for the posl- 
«at;on into the legality of the appr .nt- j tion of chief probation oiTicer fof Suf- 
ment of the probation officer. ijHsi - j'^'liv coiiui.v. rvTi". relletioi has con.TtanL- 



Council Committee, Favors 

Transfer From Deer 

Island. 



ill Hppraffd and was 



illegal. 

It i.i rielievod that one quest'on aa 
to the legality of the Catheron appoint- 
ment may be based on the number of 




W'euiiehuti.v C'tth 

refuaed hi.s pay. 

Yesterday the mayor .sent the follow- 
ing b'tter to rorT)orat!on Counsel Jojtn 

A. Sullivan of the ''ity I^rfw Deparl- « •„ .1 „v,„i,„ „r 

,.,. ^. ^. . , ., *i„i judges who coneurrefl m the choice or 

men: 'My attention has been <» ™'' ^<1 jue lieverly man. If only the judge., 
hy 6istrlct^ Attorney Pelletier t^ "'«,,,„,, compose the probation eommls.slon 
fact that there Ib a aerfous que.'itlon a.,,_^.^^^^ ,^^ ^^^^.^^ ^^ Catheron, rather than 
to the legality of the .^election of. Alll- an ,[,,, j„(lge.s of the court, U might 
■son (). Catheron n,s proi.ation officer, ,„,i,;,, ^ con.siderable difference in his 
and I would ar)pi'e'^iato .an InyestigfMJon pt.'itns. 

you. pen,ii„g ^vhich T have notiSrd-x i>,.rKon.i at ths court house last nigh' 
> city auditor to withhold the pay- expre.s.sed the view that It Distilct At- 
nt of />_^;.,. ■wage.'! to said Allison G. torney Pelletier and the mayor persis 
thorcr. ^ in withholding Catheron' .s pay, the lat 

exidaining his .?tand, Mayor Curlev tre will have to go to court to g»t thi 
stated la.s1 night that he sent a request money, and a petillon for a maridamui 
to Clerk Manning of the Huperlor Crim- in tlio Supreme (.'ourt was suggested, 
inal Crturt a-'^king for an atte.sted docu- C.atheron'.s appointment was onuo.^ef 
.ment showing who appointed Catheron. from the stai t by Pelletier, who charged 
Icierk M.iiming sent word u^c'ii t!)1ii first of ail, that Catheron was not i 
.such ,1 document was on file at City resident of Run'olk county. It Is thoughi 
TIjil, ncco»-dins to the mayor, and when possible that he may b.ase-hls questior 
It was looked up, it wa.s found to be regarding the legality of the appoint- 
merely a sL-itement hy a clerk that nient on this point. 

such an iu-polotiMent had bc^:, rn.".dc. Pelletier uJso asserted that Catheron'! 

activity In behalf of the so-called "sef,'- 

Would Like Judges' Names l.iriae" bin in the T.egislaturc laid hlrr 

'It ."trikCH me " the ma.vor said, ''(hat open to the suspicion that he vvoulo 

the city is entitled to know Just what «""7 hL" "'ork In the probation depart- 

;ment In become bl.asc.i. n, charge thai 
.lodges made the appointment and to ]^,.g, j^ij;^ ,„a,ie i,y the Pilot, 
have their .signatures en file. But until 
T hear from Corporation Counsel Sulli- 
van, I shall merely refuse to make any 
pavments to Mr. Catheron-" 

No st.iteuient could ho obtained from 
Mr Pelletier ns to hl.s reasons for tak- 
ing up «''"i Mayor Curley the question 
of Mr. (.'athcron. Mr. Pelletier was not 
at his office at the Court HoiLse yester- 
day, and when Inquiries were made- for 



ly maintained that the appointment was 1 



Th. iversiwi of ^ ^ ! Chairles 

Street ^ .:. i into an instiiutiont -ex- 
clusively for women, «;xcei» Wt" the 
temporary detention of male pHson- 
ers awaiting immediate trial in the 
courts, was advocated in the City 
Council's annual report of ita com- 
mittee on prison inspection. The 
court system that !':eeps prisoners in' 
jail for a year awaidng trial was also 
criticized. 

Conditions at Deer Lslana, where the 
House of Correction is located, wer«, 
Piai.-ird by the committee, which Con- 
sisted of (ieorge W. Coleman, chairman, 
and Coun'ilinen Walter Ballantyns, 
Thomas J. Kenny. Walter L. CoIUns and 
.James J. Storrow. The Charles Street 
Jail was criticized severely in several 
respects. 

Tile report emphasizes the need of 
using more extensive';/ the prison for 
wo lien fit Deer iahand, which is larg* 
and modem. Tiy transferrinj? the women 
prisoners from Deer Island to the 
Charles Street .Tail this large Deer Isl- 
and building oould be used for male 
priKoner.s and thus carry out more radi- 
cal methods of segregating difterent 
+ -'jes of hinitito:?,. 

Recommendations Uaiieedsd 
In commenting on cx)nditlons at tho 
Charles Street Jail, the report reads: 
"Our ree.'.iaraendatlons of a year ago 
that facilities for baking ba added to 
the kitchen caulpment have received no 
attention. The same thing happenej ttt 
our request that Sunday service be pro- 
vided. Catholic, Protestant, and Jew- 
ish services might easily bo arranged 
quarterly in advance. Of ccjrse, the 
a'tend.'inee would be voluntary, "iho 
islierlnr was requested in our last report' 
to study ths question of Introdi^clng 
some industry into the jail and mali« 
some recomraf ndation. Wc hB.Vj heftrd 
nothing from it 

"I'rlsoners make two very .lust com- i 
plaints. Men are held waking for trial' 
an unreasonable length oi time, some- ' 
times more than a year. This 'is csr* I 
tainly .Tn outriigo. for which 'the oourt 
and not the sheriflf is responsible. Th* 
oji, irtunlty for outdoor exerr,ise ts alto- 
gether too limited. Prlsonera Buffer 
from the lack of it Tho coram)tte« 
promised a year ago the co-operat.lon. of 
the county comrnlsslonera with the 
sheriff in any plau he might devise fS» 
permitting diuly open air e-xeroise for iu 
the Inmraes. Nothing has been d„!S 
ai.out the matter. " ""***« 

"We found th- bulldlnirs t,,,, .r-..^^. 
well cared for, the officers, ,rua?r !SJ 
b,alr -us u Itentive to their rouune duiIS? 
the food wholesome and In mwttiM^l 
quantities, and the prtBonerg «»,*?*. 
withcut ser.ouB complaiota. ^* 



THE MAYO 



'// -J Hit -^Y-^^/7. 
TAYOR of EVERETT 

John J. Mullen bas been charac- 
terized as the man who is putting 
Everett on the map. Everett has al- 
ways been on tho map. The activi-, 
ties of this rat'aer Rpectacular mayor; 
have succeeded in putting Everett 
into tho Boston newspapers rathor 
than upon the map. Mayor Muilen 
at present is in the midst of the 
most ruthless decapitation of de- 
partment heads and officials that any 
Massachusetts city has undergone in 
recent years. ' ' 

Onr memory carries 113 hack 1." 
years to the wtld days of Boston's 
Common Council, when Mayor Mul- 
len represented old Ward 4 of Charie.= 
town. Many of the immortal stc. le.s 
of Mullen have been handed dovji to 
the present generation, and the 
greater portion of them are untrue. 
It is hard to convince many that he 
never actually Introduced orders into 
the Common Council asking for 
overhead sewers, steam heated 
streets or movin,3 'iidewalUs. These 
were campaign exai^,"?eratio^s. Hb 
did introduce order?, asking that a 
pla.vground be named after a nearby 
brewer, that Bunker fjlll be tunneled 
and that the union label be placed on 



RULE MODIFIED tLEtiRiCm' t 
RUN HRE Pb.u 

Curley Wouid Give Anyone J\^^:^m.XU-I 

: the Right to Call It Mayor Favors a Contract 



Into Use. 



A modldcat jti of the ho.splt.Tl rules 
regulating t .e .guiding of ambulancM 
for patient! w.is advueated by Mayor 
Curley jest jrday in a letter to Superin- 
tendent To. ling of the City Hospital 
fes (un r.itc.rr of the InvestlKation Into 
the aeath . William J. Ferraoyle of 
r.ast BOBto . 

The ho'»..^aI report outlined the lio.")- 
pitai legLliition that ambulance.^ are 
»ent only tu cape of a street accident or 
upon the call of a physician. Fermoyle'.'a 
mother described his condition and 
Ksked what could be done, accordlnif (o 
the report; she ^^a3 advised to call ;i 
physlclup who would know whether or 
not an ambulance was needed. 
Mayor Curloy'g answer to Supnrin- 
cndent DowUng reads: "While it i.s tiue 
hat there is danger of carrying a per- 
son to the hospital who nia.v have a 
■ontaglou.-! rti.sea.oe, an.-l while It i.s 
equally true that many unnecessary 
tails may bo made, provided the rule is 
thanged to permit of recognizing the re- 
"iie.st of any pcraon for an ambulance, 



With Edison Co. for 
North End Station. 



fieverthi^less the addition of expcn.se and 
every shoe hammered upon the hoof 'abor would aeem to ,ie wlae rather than 
of a munlcina! horse. I!;^ »""''■""'"'; '^'■^om of recognizing only 

, , , ' , ,, r . " request of a physician or the call 

In turning lo tin; oflirial mini'tc;; In case of accident." 



The mayor bp-M that the pre-sent rule 
leavss a possibility of great harm re- 
iUltlng sometime when an ambulance Is 
5ieeded and no physician la available. 



of the (yommon Council of .lune 19, 
1903, wp find .John J. Mullen saying: 
"It Is the taxpayers that I am uiaiiirii; 
my living of," and immvdi.-.tely fol- 
lowing this is recorded a comnien! by 
Kdward F. MoGrpdy of old Wnrd i:i, 
who is at present a powcrfui f I'toj 
j lu itie ranks of organizea labor. Mc- 
Grady's words, now that nearly 15 
years have elapsad, are interesting 
as a prediction of the spirit that 
seems to be actuating the i^avcr of 
Everett today. 

Ifr- .said: "Every time that Mr. Mul- 
len has occasion to see a head of a 

department, and does not get what he .-.^. vorm.^ t.„„„„i.. .. 

»"* .Normae Bungalow," k dance 
wants, he copes out and makes a j,all located on Murray Hill ro.,d. Ros- 
holier, endeavoring to show why that Jindale. will !o.,e It.^ license next August, 
department should be abolifihed." nnd Bo.qtons three other bungalow typ^j 
We wish Mayor Mullen every sue- of dance balls will lose their licenses 
cess in the world, and trust that the nlsc If comolalnts are made, according 
next few monlhs will show that he to Mayor ("lurley at the conclualoin of 
is Inspired with nothing but a .sin- ^ splrlterl pubPc hearing at City Hull 
cere desire for municipal efficiency yesterday. 
and not aciuated in any 
personal prejudices or 
pledges. 



BUNGALOW DANCE 
HALLS FROWNED ON 

Mormac to Lose License— 
; Mayor Says He Has 
Never Favored Places. 



Hlectrio current for the powerful 
pumpa th.it will supply the lire depart- 
UK'nl v.ith high pres.sure streams at 
I'ui-? in tlie down-town district will be 
f^unyllpd by both the Edison company! 
and the Elevated, If a plaii discjssed.at 
a conferrnce in Mayor Cui'ley'.s office 
yesterday is carried out. 

Kep.e.scntatlvPs of i'le IClevated and 
the Kdi.'^on compunle."! were present at 
the conference, and while nolhins deft-i 
nit" wa.M agreed upon, .a tentative plap.l 
was favorably n^garded by which the 
city will pay the IMlson compuny $16,- 
0<iO a yr-ar for fiu'nishlnpr power to the 
Nci-Ui Bnd pumping station soon to be 
consUMic-ted. Out of this SlS.nOO the Edi- 1 
son will etTect an agreement with the | 
Klcvatf'd whei-eby traction r-iirrent wiil 
he availabie in ease anything happens 
tc tl;(- I'Mison supply during ,a big fire. 

kl the conclnslon of the hearing, it 
was announced that the project will re- 
main as it stands pei'.ding tlie siibnilt- 
ting of n written contract propo.sition 
by tlie Edison Company to the city. 



CURLEY PRAISES PEACE 
DOCUMENT OF WILSON 



"The most rem.'ii-k.able document the 
world has had presented to it .since the 
T^ecburation of Independence," was the 
way Mayor Curley last nlglit chnrac- 
teriz('d President Wilson's recent peace 
message. 

I'he oof-aslon wag the 10th annual la- 
dies' night of liie Charitable Irish So- 
cieiy held iiCJhe Hotel Somerset. More' 
than ■y.M) couples were present at the 
•■vent, wlilch was one of the most bril- 
liant .socl.-il functions hold in Catholic 
ciscles this sea.son. 



y/^\ 



Mayor and Censors Fail to 

Disapprove "Whom the 

Gods Destroy." 



t„;r ;,'"'^y went lo the movies yca- 
terdny afternoon and so did the Lard 
of CenHor».^ hut app..irently thev Hid '1? 



degree b" ^iO'-^lludale residents living In the 
,,,irti„'„"i 'Vicinity 01 t'.:c Nermn,., bungnlow at- 
poIlUcal tacUed the danoo hi,ll oilterly, eom- 
^l.-Unlug tliat the piano sounded like 
H tin p:ui, that tho annro dnun sbat- 
Jtc-'i'd ail possibilities of sininber, that 
the dancers were boisterous, that th(! 
tacit piazza of the bungalow w.;n i> 
epooning n'sort, and that on at least 
cne ocfiLslon an empty beer bottle was 
hurled against a blind of a neiirhy hun.se 
lifler a dancing parly at the Nonnai". 

.lames R. MiAndrew. tli(. proprietor, 
denied many of tho statenient.s, assert- 
ing that no "roughnetk.s" were ever 
edniltted. 

lu rendi;rln,g his decision. Mayor Cur- 
(cy said. "I have never favored these 
fcungalow dance hnlU. In remote sc'-- 
.Uons they arc an Incentive to caro'/sais 
and Immorality." 



Mayor^Curley ,.ont to the movies yes- 

ifl Board 

the '^rrinds If^ ^r^^Tf"' f™"' 
"Who„. the Gods D^lroV' r""'" I ""^'i 
erous and degra,.-..." .51,. f.'"- "O':;.-) 
it wasn't necessnrv 'o an !n?l ."'"^'^ 

Following n Pnnf„,:!.""'.'.P'^0''» U. 
nounced tn© « 
action was neces.iary 



conferenco it 



was an- 



W"^'^": l*;" '''I' "re. which Is h,-! 

t'OlIay 

rromont strfct, ^>,■\\ 



' "■■'otcd !!iat .'Titi 
°" ,'1'e protest. 



at the Olympb, In SconTv'L'.Tarn'' "J*,"''" 
the officials s^ It, and (he tl-f"''^ 



with. 1 

The protest »>£ Hlo klYn 



rferre 



' wl 

Devov >,'" '""^'ai'd."!* 
••f^ch,-"'Sa„';;';='', «ogerl 



recent/j.|,r.i,i;,;;' I'"";'' ■•■< basea 



on Ih 
rtnde by 
CH.senient ...,^ 

bran.-.h, Hc-.tdU C-ntr'il r"" ''""noil/ 
ton branch, Tl.o,n„« j f.''":^-^^- Brlgh- 
Roxb.,ry crossing br«'„^r * ^f»^iK 
branch, Jamalea I'hUn hrT^' "^''""W 
HaclK; School. Charles a t."?' »»'<^n 
tary . ohn Devoy ..../noh v"''^' -"^^ 
gleg street, Rcxbury. ' ^°' "^i .Hug. 



Being the Letters of 






A CITY HALL REPORTER 
«, M« TO K!S PREDECESSOR 

with Iho MUK'.. ..ir-tmo nn.l »"" ^^,^ 

jl wu- luiiig ill tlio innyors offki'. 

You'll K.11 a iHise, Dan, as H"; ■•f' 
-uit iii that. You've Kot woiitlorlul 
ability," lie whs toUl. 

1- (' c e i V e d tlui 



KM' 




Hnnilay NM g h t . 

,!;ui. I'S. 1917. 
nc;ir Mlkfi; 

Mayor Curltfy 
wnnls a iniUion 
linlliir:!! 

A 11 J he wants it 
Ix'fore next ^Ved- 
nesday nlyht. too. 
Don't you get 
. -armed o\er tho 
,ie\v.-^, because he 
ilijcsn't want It for 
his own pocket, 
iiiit for the city 
treasury. 
Kvery penny that Curlc-y eaii P"l 
.Into the trea.sury before Feb. 1 will 
he "velvet" CO far ns the new iiscal 
'ear i.s concerned, aa the city alway.s 
appropriate.-i from ta.teR every cent it 
pnR.'!;i)!y can. Last year the City 
Council .Tppropriated $'.'8,077,607.79. a' - 
eidentiilly overlooklnK seven cents 
that could have been appropriated 
but whi.'h was not (ll.«covcred I).'' 
('nrley until it wa,-) too lale t'^ get It. 
T;ixe,=> arc ai'.vays being paiil every 
day of the year into the city Ireas- 
I nry, and the more that are paid be- 
fore Wedncsdiiy tn=;ht, the better oft 
Cui-lev's administration will be avid 
the bitrcer balance he will have be- 
fore the biidKct i8 iKi.^.scd. Inas- 
much a.<i rnrlev ended his tiist 
vcai in office with a JGO.Ofifl rhortaKC. 
and ended his .second year JJ7n,fino to 
the pood, he wants lo ( nd his third 
yenr with a cool million in cash to 
spare. 

Sends Out Appeal 

As a result, everythinK that is pos- 
sible is being done to drive money 
Into the treasury before the fiscal 
year clcstia. City Co'.leotor John J. 
Curley, the mayor's brother, ha» 
even Rone so far aa to send out 
thousands of letters appcalinR to 
"fiiends of the administration' to 
set their tax bills paid In time to 
nld the mayor'.'' rampaUn plana. 
Others are behiK threatened, one 
Mtiff that was n.^ed hist week bemK 
the warnin.s that estates wnuld bo 
ndv.rtised for auction by the city 
if the back bills were not paid be- 
fore Sal.irday- H worked tino, al- 
though the advertlKins will not come 
I'll 11 next week. 

(urlev wants to hand out abou a 
>,,.w- ,,',l!:!,-,r ''■■ salary raises this 
veil r.nrt the nmouid that can m> 
appropriated by the elty under the 
p.cnllar and Intricate law ^;'?"l<'„';',f 

make this possible. JJcuvc ...« 

ion-dollar drive. „(»i„„ 

in l.-lf/.Kcrald's last year >" "ff'-^ 

he di.i a similar si nut. Sfettin>i .i 

huE;e amount Into the trea.wrv in 

nuary that normally -""Xl """'■; 

Mtterlv for rtoinR this, en the sronnns 

hat ,f was maki.iK a false show.nK 

ly abncrmal melhod... Hut T, Rin.'s 

he', taken a leaf out of Fif/.'s book, 

Kearns Gets Raise 
RpeakinK "t salary raises, hens a 
scream, D«n ICearns. forT^.erly sec- 
retary of iho old Batli Department, 
li a drauBhIsman in the Publio 
Works Deparunent, He Is nl.so a 
brother o; Cat Kearn.-., the perpetual 
council candidate, known as I' aucet 
Pnt" because he's always ninnlnK. 
Dan did a wonderful sketch In colors 
showing the 1800,000 Strandway m- 
t,rovements a«- U would look when 
impleted. 




raise, 
li VI c s s how 
, , _ iMUcli It -R'as. 
"7" ( " itk. ,\ cent au'l a 

/ or ?^ halt a dayl 

LC W^^k cheap cinareltes, 
^fewiRfl^ and l;el« '"?'" 

drug store, he 

will be able to 
buv B it-cent liox 
c v e r y payday 
with his raise. 
In liKhiinu s..l,>i'y increases next 
month 1 wonder If cnuncdinan MO - 
row will demand that the '■""^-- "'; 
a-half a day raise given l'-<^' »'^' 
who Is :. nualified ar<h,iect be t.iK n 
uxvav With slioes at }9 a pair, 
kearns' will have to waii tv.o yeai. 
to Iniy a pair out of his Increase. 

By the way. Siorrow will be a can- 
didate "provided there, is sufficient 
sentiment hackins him up. FreM- 
dcnl Henry linBcne Hagan of the 
.'uuncil. who Is supposed t,. be closer 
to Ptonow ihan iirs un.lershu-t, ha.s 
Wid so. Thcres a lot of the bo.ys 
who would like to see Storrow . un 
provided he wll lagain spend S-W,*'-'- 

Several Get Bump 

Election Commissioner John P. 
Martin Wii-'=' turnee down by the Civil 
Service Commission last week for 
„pp,.:iitment as purchasing aBcut, 
Iherelw Kivinti Curlc\ a bump, Mar- 
tin a worse bump, and former Heii- 
resrntative Kddie Murphy of Cliarles- 
•■own better know as Colcmel Corn, 
the worst biimii of all. .Murphy was 
to have been Ki^e" Martiii'.s place on " 
(he Klection Hoard at JlOOo and nov,- 
the beans are spilled. 

In his .searcli for a city job, Mur- 
phv makes me tiiink of nr iniml- 
(rrant ivith Irachomi, bccnuse lie 
onut land. 

Cuilcv )-.a.i had 14 miplications for 
tlie purehasins aKcnt berth, since 
Martin was tunieii down, .lohn A. 
Kellilier is; regarded favorably by 
('111 lev. HlthouKh I suefs that ho 
wants to make him tire nn,Tinu.s»lijii- 
er if Orady will ever reslBn. Some 
of Iho .ippiic.'ir.ts .sei-m to bo of tho 
tyvic that would lake tliO jv'>h ,",f pur 
ihasint; "Rent without any salsry 
and retire rich at the enrl of their 
first year in olTiee. Others look like 
live ones. 

The mention of live department 
heads m.ikes me think of Kill Hen- 
nessey III IlK' Behoolhouse Commis- 
sion, the mail who hurried to City 
liill the iiflornonn he learned of his 
fipiolntiuent anil succeeded in be- 
InK 'orti into office In time to f;tt 
^lis ii -ir.y's salary with half an 
hour ti. lare. 




ney Grant, the contractor who ««>« 
Cuosressman Tinkhann Ro well, _^ 
hud additions of »2.'>,198 to his P-- 
ins lob, and the work isn't eveu n»' 
done. Torr* 

You should have been at JerrJ 
Watson's testimonial banquet at in' 
City Club last Tuesday. They bought 
anl.nllation cut-slass pun^h howl in 
» dep.irtmont store basement bar 
^;:lr. :::'.!s for *i ft** 
that looked like 
a $G0O one fr im a 
distance. After a 
p r o s e n tation 
speech, the bowl 
was brou(!ht ii.. 
ii..l just .■2S t'le 
man carrying It 

I n.'iclii'd J e r I .1 , 
lie tripped, a:;- 
it dropi)ed on the 

II o o r with a 
c r a s h, btisting 
i ii t a million 
pieces 

1 thouphi ,Ierrv was polng to faint. 
Ho I'lnaliy tumbled that It was » 
joke, and he received his real pres- 
ent, a Knights of'C"olumbua watcft 
charm that was a beauty, tho mayor 
ma King flie presentation spce<^hi 

Haiirahan There 

Barney Ilanrahan, the bald-headed 
i.ast Boston bachelor bard, was pres- 
ent. 1 had understood he was going 
lo wear a plug hat and a full dress, 
and 1 exiiressed my disappointment 
at i-eeing him dressed as humbly P» 
myself, "l had made arrangements 
with a cab driver and a waiter to 
1 onow theirs," Barney explained, 
"but they both bad lo work toni«ht 
and hi\d to use their uniforms." 

Harney didn't 
have his watob 
witii him, and ho 
said that he left 
!; Kt home, figur- 
ing that if Jerry's 
fruesia iHdn't get 
it. the members 
of the City Club, 
In which the ban- 
nuet was hold, 
would. 

I understand that 
Hbiriiey Is golnjl 
to take .a honev- 
nioon trip to Flor- 
id;!. In two weeks with ft we.ilthv 
widow witli a bad cough, but Barney 
denies It indlenantly. although ha 
admits that he is Rolng to Florida 
find that he has been looking for 
suc;» a bride. 

Mayor IMuilen of Everett was prc.v 
ent, as he and ,lerry Watson seem to 
have some maenetio sympathy that 
draws them together. He described 
tlie dis.hai>.'e of nearly every de- 
partment head in Kverett since hU 
election, 

"iMary I'ickford is ttie queen of 
the movie.^." shouted Wat,son. "Hero 
we havo Mayor Mullen, the king of 
the re-ino\ ifs." ' 

Every time I see Mullen I have to 
grin oyer your old story of the time 
liiui he »a,« ill the council from 
Cliarlcsto%vn and you handed him iwi 
order to b., introduced, Kemomber 
how h.> handed It over to the clerk 
without reading it, only to later learn 
that II read; "Ordered-That th» 
I'.ark Department consider the ad- 
visability of flooding the Mystic riv«r 
far skating purposes." 

Those w<'re the hnppy days. 
Your stockln'-foot pal, PKJth 

V. S. ^"I'uevator Tom" Coffay ►oi 
^n much notoriety that he Is t:^r[l 
on the stage this week. I've leameri 
one of his newest joke-^ Hei^ ,t 
goes; Is It possible fr^ a goldllih 
to smell?" The aiiawr u- "TeT til 

^''" 'f'^.iP J! ,P"' P"^ water \J^n 
enough That's going to ba aomf 
act, Mike, If Cotrey l,v« "^^ 




the week. Tou-ve heard of CoS^? 
Hag, haven't you. which is ^^L 
Used as having "evervthln^ -£" 
traded from th« b«an"r '"* **■■ 
Your s-t pal, ,^ ^ 

W;«^, ,i 



• 



® 



MAYOR PEERS ^.*!!!'^?)i'?,f" 
BEYOND WAR'S ^J]ALl.bfLL 
CONCLUSION ATDEERISLANB 

Committee Reports Condition 



the- 



Tells jews Struggle Will Not 
Have Been in Vain it Repub- 
lics Come Out of It— Others. 
A!en, Snf.ak at Banqiipt That 
Closes Convention of Inde- 
pendent Mebrews. 

Mayor ("Mi-ler, sreu >.'."? 'asl ev^n- 

1ns :>t- il"^ bannuf* or ilie md.-pend- 

<iit Uehrev/s ot America, at Kujsfilcs 

Hall, Roxbury, srti'l i''^" "'*■ *•"'"'"; 

Dean w;ir will "ol have been wapteii 
,i„ vaiu il- »t tbe clo^.- of hostiMtien 
lal! of n,.' countries engaged adopi ^^^^y^yC^.^y. 

I rPi.nblican form o' pnvprnmpnt. HP ^^ ^_j^^ ^^ serious a.are-e.« i„>ju(^ht 

intiuiatPd ho bcii^'ved this rpsult I , . „ , „„,,i„,, ,h„ in3tituti<.n n.,d 

\vr b? •ov.u- ho complalnis mr.de »t the same v n^ 

r>.rt'.:o\r •"'.^nve.ulon'or'Tbt'^Kt.r^^ or^.o.n,n.,daCion for U 

'Ph.. mav<.r'r.>ui fcxornl otber «prak-rs provp.npnt in coiidiuons. 
■ ' '-' --■ tij>U 



lir. WllO IM gi'IUTHll.'' l-'Kl'lJ 

ijilsoncrs ss ikiinR :is well 

Recommendations Unheeded. 

Tl,,- i.|.uii colli iivi..-' "'"■ "",,',"i'i' 

pu-mliitivn of a y.-iir rtj?o H''»t f«':;"!„,, 
for t.MlunK he, a.ldul •-. tb'-! >"?■';"' 
..lUli.iii.'P.l ni (lu- .iall bas i<:L'e;ve(l JW 
jilin.tlon. ThP snnip tbiiig brippen'-u TO 
owi- ifiqucKl Hint Sumlay sieivicc.i iw- 
M■o^i<b•d. ratbollr. f ■lotf-uaiu. Hti.l J^«- 
f..h s.-ivi.'?-.^ iiiKflit easily be aiiaiiSUi 
.,,.:„n.-)ly b. advance. Of oour.se, the 
Mfrulauee woulu l.o vol>iiitary. 1 ne, 
sheriff was -aqu-.^ted In our U.st report 
,,. Kfod^ lb<? cp.^.Mtion of bur..du.lns 
.. r>„„^ .-...me i.ubi.sirv Into the ,lail ^n.l ma^^ 

at House of Correction Crea-.,,„„e ,e,n,u.n».nd»iinn. we h..v.. bea.u 

_ ii.iUiilw irom il. 

itable. but Criticise Severa _ ■^>^..i ...m.,,. «.u.,.^^^ 

Things About Charles Street -.re jban a yea.-.. Thi« .« -ertHihiy .u 



Jail-Pleased with Dr. Ciljey-s ll^i'^l^jCiiSSSuo^rrl 

too limlte.l. Tlie conuiiittee proml.sfti .-«« 
fiP^siunatiOtU year ayo Hi.; .•o-oiii-ration of (lie . ounM 1 

heSmildllUll. ;.,„„nii"..iu,ierH \ytlb the slierlft in. h>..v1. 

iM> T' '^^^ "'-> '"■ '""''"* ""''r .'■"'■ ';r;','' iii 

60,fn •..»■■• ■• .i.iK- or.PM-'iir j-x.Tclso !or nil "ip m , 

Co^.dltloir, aTl..^erT8l:iud are uc.w'_i.';',._oij_;^^l^j^^^: ^^^^^ ,^,,^,„ „^„, ,,,,^,,1 1 

entlTfilv oi-.-aiiable to those l^. ti,e m.itter." , , .- 

Mill .'a' and no serious crUioism of Tlie committee oninm.ndcl tlm sheriir. 
u" rnstnuUon can be ma,dp. accord- n-r ProWdi,,. wo,,, to,- ibe ,.i,.. 
iug to lUK clc V I oll.K,.. 1 i.mm--i--- 



Iwoik was adopted by the city coun- 



hlKh- 
im- 



oi' 



imbl blBU trlLlile to llu- .b-wisb p 
and to tVie Independent llehr.:« 
Anietua. 

Pr..lses Wilson's Latest Note. 
Ma>er Cuiloy prai^^-d fi'-.M.Pn, WW- 
m,::'-' iv-cnt peace ppe. . h ami aimcked 
Ihe preBent mot^er.s• al.i law ..f Mn.isa- 
cciisett.'!. 11'^ asf;^rte"d tliat the law 
ahoi^bi pro\ide for a »l'l pfr weel; pay- 
ment to needy iiiotheis and sairt that if 
K widow ^ad JP*^* -'h* ."boidii be Pelpefl 
Just the same, so that .«lie ihIkIiI liave 
fa ehanea to sft'.ip what »he had. Ite 
' praiaea tti?e work J)* .lusli'-e Hrandela. 
Hepic.ventative .''Imi.n ."'wiK oppeaied 
to the Older to aid the Beth Imael Ho."- 
pital, the new .Tewlyh ln»!ii'itIon to be 
opened next Sunday. Dt5it.-Atty, Xathan 
A. Tiifis anil ,\laliashf Krantrman. re- 
elected itraiid ninsl^.r of liie order yca- 
tcrdaj', .«r>oUe ot Ibe vine w.irlc of the 
orjci- and complimented tht .Tewisli 
people. 

.\braliaiii .Mpert, editor of ths Tt.iston 
Jewifll .Vini'rican. de'larird that Ue. or- 
K.'i!d7...ih'n Bhocbi allow 110 pf THon not 
Ri! Ameilcan citizen lo luild an office in 
It. lie said that !.1niericani.sm .ilioul.i 
fca jfv.-tcn-u ij\ aii niemners ami timi 

eyerw.iie .shonid lie iniwe.-fted in helping 
. , I - ... 1 . 



Not 80 at Jail, However. 

•Hie committee f.mnd scyeral thins' 
however, to ciitlci.ie at the Ctiiilc 
.street Jali. These in.bJded lack of »uf- nici 
Relent outdoor exercise, detention 



nof 



.111 



i/ena to Iwi-i 



iiie 'Mu.-:.sacb'i.seltM General Hospital. \ 
nm.'cinini,' IJeer island, th- coniinlt- 1 

prisons, who.., report ot tho y''^:^:^^^^^;^^l-JjX^!^^r:i^:^"^\ 

more iscrious compluliit.t ba-.e dl^-ap- , 

'"rhe'' committee prnls.Ml Iilgbly the I 
work of .V.i.ii.il.-;nl renal Int-tituuous 
I'ominis.sioiier (Icorse II. she.han along j 
tho lines of proliailon and parole. 

•■One interesting and valuable (entnre i 
of the parole woiU was the eslabli.sh- 
ment of 5;a,vlnf;» bank ae.counl.-. where 
men \vbo bad no one ilepemlent upon 
ti,cm ami wcr.' oldaiiibri fair wii.iJCB. j 
were encoura.ired io start bank n.connt.o | 
1 uiKiiiK from $1' to »f. .a w.'ck. Tins lea- 
tiire proved a valuiiide aKsi.'^tunce to the, 
111 emibliiif; them t .) keep thidr 
<•„, narulc" sav.^ the committee. 

.Spe.lnl Kood work was done by WIss 
■in iiiirea'onable time of men awaltinS jy^ep),!,,^ Klley anions the women com- 
nlal, due to the couHs and not to the .„p,e.M„ ' '-^i^'-uul.^^^ ,^_. ^,^^,^ ^^ 
.Mherlff, according: to the commiaee. anu ^"^.^^^^^j.,, ,„,,,„j Oie conmilltee "saw 
failiire of Sheriff Qidmi to itiprove the |'|,,j|,;„„ woithx of .seriou.s criticism." 
hakins e.-,ulpmcnt and provide rellgtons 
services for the prisoner.-', «s previously 
I econiineiid.'d by the committee. 

The report e\-pres.-cd the co.mm'ttee • 
Kratlflcation at the reslsnatiou of the 
Iall physician, Hr. Orrlu O. Cilley. 

A radical cliaiiBo in penal arrange- 
ments siiKKcstcd t>y 111" committee Is; 
"We recommend t.j ttio pi opcii.a'itb<!, i- 
ties the consideiaiion of the posslbU'.iv 
of transferring all women pri.ioneia to 
the cbnile.'i street .lal!, makiiis it ct 
clu.sKely an institution for -women, e.x 
ept where it Is iieccssary as a .ilac.i 
detention for men and lo devote 
Deer Island e.vcbisively to men, thus 
brinelni; Into proper ii-o the exlraonli 
nary line facilltl's offned in the wo- 
inen's pi'lson on tire, Inland" 

Most Modern In World. 
1 nder .'.ilk a'^."t«ifa».'!)r'.it' ."''j V'.t-r 
Isian.l wnmen'-! nrison, wbich !s\"'.^is!'J 
ercd the most moden: in the world, and 
is ..ised only sbKbtly. c.d.'i be used lor 
men prisoners, makini!,' imiiecessaiy th.- 
I (iinniHllne of any women lo Deer Inl- 
and, but contlnliiK them instead In the 



V 



CITY HALL 
GOSSIP 



.lewlsj; persons 
natuiiillzod. 

Gtlidr spe.iker.? were former Atly.- 
tJen. I. eon H. l';.\'Kes, Closes M. Ivcwln, 
jiresiiicnt of the I'nited Hebrews of 

.\nieiiCB, anil l.onl.s Davla, Kiind sec- • 

relarv of J be In.lepemlent Hebrews of, Charles street Jail. 'I he onl.y men to be 
Ameri.-a. '.Morri.s tiianmnd wa.s tea.".- P^' the ..■ha.lest street jail, won d be 
C, . jj.,r_ I those awaitliii; trml or lUoae held as 

In resar.l to the rhnrlea street Jail, 
the commltlci reported: "We found 
the bn:ldin>;s and grounds well cared 
for, the officers, Buards and niairon!" 
att'entiv.! lo their loniiiie" duties, the 
fiioil wbob's.iiii.- and in ^ tfi.'lent quan- 
tiiies and llm iirisoncrs i. . a inb wlth- 
,..it serious ,oii-.pl.-lniM. MihceiRh rea- 
oonablc dis.iiiline is maintained, few 
I .mnlaints were heard against the sher- 



.\la-.or c'.iilc> islinialis b.- \<111 icm-.i in 
initmli'S fo ie;ni his anmial iiic,..i.'»;;c to 
111., city lomicil. He has or.lered I'lty 
.Messelige- I.eiry lo |iro\ ide iiler,: > of 
' seals for Ibe speclaioia The niiiyo,- 
has seJil many lu InesHaKC lo the .-ity 

speecli 
not 



council and. baa delivered many ,, ..,„ 
about the council nieinbers that dl.l 
lake more than lt> minutes to n ad 

I .Some of Ibe city's sinoolli p.a'. in;; i.^.' 
I nerts may attend the conveniiun ,,,- ;(„, 
■' road builders at the Cople' -I'I.tz;,. _>^„„|, 

I.eople. in talklnK about the city'., .,|„n,„|, . 

pavlnn experts, omit the won) "paving- i 



Mayoi- I'liibv 
, inl lalkim,' tri'i 
DM .\t-..icb a he 

mor.' fiiV ''l'"^. 
;jl,,> wilimniiUni 

.', I,., will tic • 
„l,,i,l \\ iU'iui 



ban arrnnMCri f,,|. 
the tin 
will siieak 



•!■ a sp,.. 

I week il, .M „,,.,, 

speak at the );;,],. 

and on Marev, | .„,. 

Hibernian."., ^,„ ., , '" 



Y/ 7 



CHOIR SINGER WEDS 
HEALTH OFFICIAL 




MRS. FRANCiS X. MAHONEY 
Formtrly Miss Elizabeth C. Robin- 
son, married yesterday 'in the 
Cathedul cl.apel to Boston's com- "'e 
•nisRioner ot health. 



mi mm 



WEDDING PLANS 
KEPI SECREI 
FROM FRIENDS 

JVliss RoDinson Becomes the 

Bride of Dr. Mahoney 

at Cathedral Chapel. 



I Or. Kfw.fi.- .X. Mahonvy, Rostoirs big 
' >im\ poMilar licaHl, coinuilHsioutr. « hm 
i niarrleJ yesterday to Mi.sH Klizabetli C. 
; JtobinRun of fa ]iiir,-ion jiuwt, Uouth i 
Knd. The cerpmony was performed in I 
the Cb.ipel of the Ble.q.scil Hacriinient. at ! 
I the Callioehai of the Holy CroBs, by the I 
1 Rev. AVlUium B. Fmlpan. Tli'e "brtJe { 
I wiLf atlen.led by Mi.s.s Mary 10. Gorman, j 
and Dr Mahoney had as his be.«t niau 
AtUrney I'i'ter Porter. 

Thr v.'eililliig came a.-, a siirpris? to 
the frieiida of the eoaple, as the plans 
hai' been kept a .stcret. Following 
thf liupti.-il ma.-is. Dr. and Mr.s. 
.Mi.honi-y, and the few relative.-) who at- 
tfiided tlie eereiiiony, we.'it to the 
'iride's home, where .a weddnit; b:eal'.- 
fast wa.s zztxnA. Yo.slerday afternoan 
eoui)le left on a uhort trip. Tliey 
will make tlieir lionie at the comml.q- ! 
sloner's rcsidcnes, 701 Colnmbla' road. ' 
Doreheater. •• ! 

For Feveral years Dr. Alu,joney and j 
hi.? bride have been members of the ) 
Cathedral elioir, and both huva been I 
je-flve in tlie affair.-< of tlie parLsh. I 



up tSe 





u 

Penal Head Paid Himself 
I Through Mortgage on 
Estate, It Is Claimed. 



BUNGALOW DANbSS 

To the average New Bng'.ander tll( 
mention of a bungalow recalls v!- 
aiona of the niountaln, the seashort 
aiiii iMf- f,-,i ; , i.iiouguts c; 
lionie with roses climbing 
Iiiazza trellis, and memories of • 
family and a fireside. 
i 'I'iiB bupKalow achieved notoriety 
.Yesterday, ho%vev(>r. as a .structure 
fo.steriiig a public dance hall. Ttiere 
was talit of beer boHlesi, Un-panny 
piamia, the ciattrr of the snare drum.i 
the slumber-banishing laughter of 
boisterous fox-trotters, and the bacU- 
porch spooning and familiarities be- 
tween young folk who would be safer 
under the ^,:irn eye of a chaperone. 
All thi.'j developed at a City Hall| 
hearing ant! as a result of the testl-i 
mony of Indignant residents of Roa-; 
liiida!e. Mayor Curley bar announced 
that the licensee of this particular 
bungalovv /dance hall ill be termin- 
ated next August. Boston's three 
otlier buiigitiuw dame halla will prob- 
ably suffer the same fate, he inti- 
mate.<<. 

Acfordiug to our mayor, a danee 
hall in a remuto locaiity'it an incen- 
tive to earouKals and licentiousness, 
and a dance hall tucked in the heart 
of a residential district is a menace 
to property valv.es and a hardship 
ui)()u the neiglibors who prefer slfeep 
to the tinkle ot a piano or the blare 
of a cornel He jioints our, that a 
danov' hall bidden in i. bungalow gives 
a neighborhoori each vvening the ap-. 
X • "* pearancc of liaving at least one fam-' 

in .Huppnn of his charge, Comml.'.- "-' " 'i"^'' '^o^e life is more like a 
sloner Sliaw declarer that before the ''"''''^''''' ""*•> anything else, 
death of .lennings. the latter hronsht I^"* logical and Convincing the 
hi.'' books end papers to him. nnd mayor !.■? In paintinc this picture! But 
inmi.-sionei- to take charge jvill his mind be ptTtuaneut, or Will a 
ew license be quieviy issued next 
lUgust? Somehow we cannot for- 
tet the emp':;'tic words of our mayo» 
•ist fall in refusing a licens-e for 



all 
a.'<ked 

of a!! 
The 



the 

his affairs. 

account ivnd.ered 



by Conrimift- 
aloner Shaw covers from April K, 1904. 
to Oct. 3. 1908, and Is embraced in ItOi 
items. It is" said that Shaw paid hiin- 



Penal Comnii.<;sioner David B. 
Shaw, from wh.im relatives oi tlie 
late Francis C. Jenrings of CharJes- 
town seek information ig to his 
bill of $3703 for services in rsrinff 
for Jennings' property of less than 
$8000, testified before an arbiter, 
■who is hearing the case, that Jen- 
nings was the subject of various 
threats or attempted extortions of 
a blackmailing nature and that his 
charge included sums paid foi Jen- 
nings' protection. 

AorordinK to the a;-Mter. »«2 wo'ild 

bo ftinple recompen.'.-c for Shaw'.<i Inhor 

and trouble, rit.intives of Jennings are 

eontcKtlnit Mhaw's account 

Jennings was formerly proprietor of 

8g).all ttrooery otore In Cbarlesta^a. 



.self In full on Jan. 21. 19K!. obtaining 
tite money |jy inorlgaKlnK a parcel 
1,'iiid on V.\m street. I'hai ie-stown, stand- 
ing in tlie name of Jennings. 

The Probale Court, before which the 
matter is jiendinK, n.'ferred the aceount 
to .lohn v.. liaimlKan as arbit 
for" the nrlilinr i 'oturnls.i^l,.,,.. 
testified that the testator from 



a 

Not 

of,;-..''"' '"^ '''"^"-''' *'"' application, 



Sh 
time 



time wa.i expoied to threats of attempt- 
ed extortion of a blarkmailing cliirae 
ter. 



proposed theatre in Roxbury. 
only 

but tlireatened tn revoke the Ilcen*? 
of au adjoining tlieatre. 
The rcjecied applicant did not 
Be- worry. The $.Sn.noo theatre was bulit 
■aw .inti the licence was it;sued by the 
mayor following a farcial public hear- 
ing tlia? degenerated Into a Curley 
monologue with no chance for resi- 
de n is io reginte 

Thus 
alter a 



tc 



"• J'luitiii. 
lan tipip nnd el,-;;, 
mighty mind,' 



9 



PLANS BUILDING 
TO COST $250,000 



1^ !i^3cT-' '"f/ ) 



WANTS $2,000,000 
EXPOSmONINHUB 



Mayor Ur^es Model Struc- .. /- , c 

ture to House Civic and ^^"^^l V'^^, ^^% ' 

Plan tor Pilgrim Ter- 

centenarv. 



Patriotic Societies. 

-ni ' ■01/ 



A iiinrto! mimlclpol buiMins. in ba 
pruetcU lit Shnwrnut avciiLie and Brook-] 
line Htre..'t, Sni;th iCnd. at a cost of' 
$260,OOC', Is plaiuieu by Mayor Curley. The 
building will bo used to houRe civic and 
patriotic snciotiee iind vill do iway 
with the necessity of retaining the o'd 
Franklin School House property on 
Washington street. 

Plar.n for the new hnildinK are heina 
worked ont by arciilteota and offlcii^.la 
of the Public Buildings Department. 
Tiie mayor is deairoun that tiie new 
Btructure shall be the lincst muntclpa.1 
building in IJoston. In a<ldltIon to pro- 

I viding nuarters for various organiza- 
tions, it will jlIso iM'ntain recreational 

I facilities loi the children of the South 
Knd. 

The nioiv5' for the building is to be 
oijt.'iined 15,\' a loan, according to the 
present plan.s of the mayor. 



CITY NOW HAS A 
MUNICIPAL FLAG 



BulT and Blue Design 
Adopted by City 
Council. 



Is 



A Pilgrim Tercentenary Exposition to 
cost $-,000,000 is b«iijg considei'ed by 
!Ma:,'or ('urley, a ineliminar>- .sket'-li of 
bis tentative plans being forw'arded to 
Governor McCall yesterday for ln.spec- 
tion. 

The mayor's Intention is to have the 
State take up the project, pointing out 
that Bo.ston oontiibiites nearly 40 t)er 
<'ent. of all ^tate expendifure'.- and that 
auch an expenditure would be a reasou- 
ahle one In view of the national int<'r- 
cst in Hoston anil eastern Massachu- 
setts that wrtuld be aroused if such an 
e.-pnsitinn was held here In 19:>0. 

Ti:e project involves extensive re- 1 
claTna'inn of land oft the I'alf Pasture, 
thereby enabling tlie $Sfle.iX»i did Har- | 
bor and SIrandway improvement ii j 
South Boston to be incorporated asi 
part of the oKPOsiticm and also furni.sh-' 
Ing vliat the mayor charactcrl;teil as 
" ■ -lost beautiful ;>pproach to an ex- 



An official municipal dag of conti- 
nental buff and blue was adoptcl by the 
City Council yesterday, aftf'r years, of 

daily 



th. - 

position iinnginable 



WASTING \ MODKL JAIL 

On Deer Island in Boston harbor 
stands ona of the beat prison bulld- 
inRS in the world. If could not De 
duplicated today for less than a half 
million dollars, it is reserved ex- 
clusively for wome,n and never since 
its ersctlon a few years ago have 
half the cells been used. 

Yesterday tiiere were 70 women 
prisoners tn the House of CorroLMpn 
and the capacity for this model jail 
is 360. Open plumbing, of the finest 
porcelain, is in every cell, the struc- 
ture is as full of sunlight as a con- 
servatory, it (s actually, not theoreti- 
cally, fireproof, and Its ssnUnry and 
ventilation conditions are ideal. 

As It stands, it represents an in- 
eqiiitablo apportionment of pri.soii 
luxury and an inexcusable economic 
loss to the community. The Charles 
Street Jail in the West Knd has a 
woman's section, and this al.so is 
never tjixed to its capacity. But the 
male accommodations are utterly l.i- 
adequat-i at times, and a. month ago 
in the Charles Street ,lail investiga- 
lors loutid a healthy pviKoner cooped 
up in a small cell with another j 
prisoner suffering from tuberculosis. I 
The City Council's suggestion fol 
convert Uie Ciiarles Street Jail into 
a prison for women with a suction re- 
served for transient males awaiting! 
trial in the courts, sounds sensible. 
It wot'ld releane the big Deer Inland 
prison for other utilization and would 
maUe possible an advancement In the 
syalewi of f'ercgatloa whereby thei 
non-crtte»lnftl, ?wh wi the alcoholic, ! 



would be isolated from the drtig fiend 
and the prisoner who contaminates 
his associates. 

The City Council has al.so called 
public attention to the system of our 
courts whereby a pri.soner can som.> 
times be detained a year awaiting 
trial, a most outra^noiis condition, 
lis report once again exposes the de- 
liberate contempt displayed by 
Sheriff .John Quinn to his county 
commissioners, including his repeated 
refusals to provide facilities for giv- 
ing prisoners balicd foods more ad-} 
equato airing, sufficient employmnnt j 
to occupy their minds, or regular' 
Sunday services for those of Catholic, 
Protestant and Jewish faiths 

Like most municipal reports that 
contain constructive ideas, however, 
this latest document w||) accomplish 
little and will be forgotten In a dnv 
We lack an official who will demand 
rather than request and accomplish 
instead of advocate. 



delay and debate. It will wave 
on the City Hall flagalafr, and mjiy be 
u."cd or'tlonally at varlou.s celebrations 
as reriresentlng Hoslen. 

The design was created prior to -tti^ 
(."olunilius day eelebratior, in ]W3, and 
ene of the flags has been In use for. t|"> 
.nasit two years at City IJall, altluiugti 
.cover formally lega'.ii^ed by the passasn 
of ar? ordinance tmtil yesterday. The 
Art Conuni.'^siuu of the city lia.s fonnally. 
approved the design, and It was not 
until this approval was on reccrd that 
liio comi' jl detided to i)ass the ordi- 
nance. 
The official flag -will be feet long ana 
I o'.» feet wide. The body will be of yoii- 
tin.--iital bbte and the center will (.■on.^ist, 
j of a cit>- seal of <-ontinetitai huff. The 
1 city will tise bunting for lis ordinary, 
; tiaga and a silk standard for special oc- 
'casions, such a.s when fh^' mayor re- 
views a parade. This standnrd will be 
emliijlllshi^d with a I'liff filngc, and on 
the reverse will be a historic Triraoun- 
ta'ii de.-'iKn, a!;; s approver! by the Art 
Conimisaion. 



TO PUT CARAGES 
IN POOR SECIIONS 

Curley Thinks in This Way 

He Will Reduce Fire 

Hazard. 



/9 



The rrstrletlW. ■ of puBllc K!,rag,.., to 
tha poorest district in each section of 
|Bo.,ton in the future i.. being contcm. 
plated by Mayor Curley, who contends- 
that by this method the nre hazard ,nj 
nuisance of garages can be rHuctrt 
oiif] the lowest valued properly hiiljt „., . 

'lomorrow a,. 11 K, M. he —oi »-- 
conference at his office with Fir.rjfc. "' 
veritlon Cominls.sioner O'Keefo i.,.., „ 
Commissioner (Tllearn. Fire' (-„ , ? 
Hloner Crady, ^Corporation ('Quni^r h?,u" 
van. li-ire Chief -vt,.!! "^' """I oulh- 



van. Fire Chief ^„:r;;- ;,-"»«; 8«IH- 
Honrd of Street (•ommisslonl;,., !' ,'> 
conference the legalll v ',1 (1,b',. ^""» 
restri,aion will ho conside.od .''Tl'^ 
tbo iiracticability and virtue J" t^" 
scgipgraljon of publl,- i,,.„„ -'""".a 
zone.. The Idea, If odoptJ^*":;, 'l*«* 
affect any cxKJIng gnrajje,." ' '" l-ot 



• 



_ JOOR/'ifll, - J fiN- 3d-/ f/ ) 

AESTHEnC ARC LIGHT 
POLES IN COPLE Y SQUARE 

Cost $350 and Had Harps at Top— Were Installed Dur- 
ing Fitzgerald Administration, According , testi- 
mony at the Edison Hearing Yej^ttrday. 



"Aostliptlc arc light poles," with the lOilif^on (ifficialH prcsoiit iloniod Itiaf nUi'h 
|hase of decorative metal, the top sur- I ■'i' PoUry cxisli'il. Tii,. .•ojiiiiii.--sinrior 
ninimtpd hy a casting fashioned In a 
liarp, ooatlnK $:!5fl parh were InstalleU hy 



the Edison Klectrk- Illiimlnalu.j; com- 
l)any In Copley square at the sugj.p^" 
tion of John F. Fltzurpald during his 



aski'd iliat Uvy tnvostiKiitc lo make 
sum that it doe.sn't. 

Mr. Wallace further lostilled that be- 
tweiui j:«fiO and $36iiu a yi>ar U spent In 
pulillshiiiR !lie Krllson i,ll'i',' a monthly 
Iioriodi'.'al for the employ I's. Hetween 
JSOiJO and JtXiiW was expended in l!tl4 for 
term ojf mayor, aeeordlng; to testimony i u neM day and another J:)Oifl went into 
prewented I'.t the hfailnp on the HriKt(On ; "xpen.s-^s fo,- fie reeie;iti(in hiiihliiifr. 
atieet llfilitinjf lonlra'M l.efore the tian : l""""r>'. restaiirent and luilhu. li was 
and Klectric Light i 'ommisslon ycster- | Hiis "ainiiHemeiif end of the work that 
dny. (^(inimiK.iioU'?r Sdiaff -■''.ieeied to. 

"And the new arc liRlits under ttie i "'■ want tht men to set good pay and 
harp li.irn wiih an orauKe liRht," Cnr- i '"'^'^ Ireatmon';," said th( ccuiimlssioner. 



poration .lounael Sullivan told the com- 
miHsion. 

Fitzgerald admitted that he had sev- 
eral eonferen.'cs with President Wdnar 
of the Ellison nompany relative to poles 
and .said that the so-called ■'aoi-ineti.- • 
poles were susnesled to him by like 
construction he had seen in Kuropean 
eitica. 

Story of Harp New 

"Tlie story of the harp, however." 
said the ex-mayor, 'is a new one to 
me." 

The story of the ■'aesthetic" poles was 
told by Leonard K. I'^ldeii Edison com- 
pany •-.•iitflneer, duiin.:? examination by 
Corporation r'oiinsel Sullivan. 

KlJen further told the commission 
how 1,1s company spent STl.Oflfl for wel- 
fare work, a suhstarillal .sum of wliicli 
wa.'i for the purpose of making iir a 
deficit In the running of a re.itaurant 
and in puidishlnR of "Krtison I,lfe," a 
monthly periodleal for the employers. 

"Why does your company, in conduct- 
liij; a restaurant, undercharge employes 
$:;'-'()(l a year for food they eat. and place 
tliat charse on li«nun(.' eonsumer.s?" 
Attorney Sullivnn asked T>hui .M. Wai- 
hice. the I'Mls.iu Company's auditor. 
I To this quc'ition the wi'ne!^ replied 
'that l;e did not know . and inade. the 
same response when the attorney 
aske.l hini why the consumers should fl,. 
he made lo pay the T'Mir.in Couipanv 
"for condiiotInK a restaurant at a loss, 
and when Commissioner .Scheii aok.d 
how far the sficiiil features were re- 
flected In lower rat.':; for tli.> public. 

An item of tijr>7« under the welfare 
wor.'i f N^i*'nsc-!, whicli was ciiarKCd id 



'Hut I don't thiiik 1 caie to pa>' for |)i;b- 
lishing 11 iiai>er for ihcir amusement. 
It is wiouMT to mak.> llie puhliu pay for 
.sach thhiRs." 



y^/y - ^iJ--/7^ > 



CAUGHT BY LADDER, 
TABER GETS FALL 

Deputy Fire Chief Injured 

While Responding to 

School St. Alarm. 



. .v.' 



Lifted from the scat of his automobile 
when ho wa-s caught hy the end of one 
of the ladders of 1-adder 8, from Fort 
J^ill square. Deputy Chi.^f John O. Taber 
^cU heavily to tho ground at Water and 
Pevonshire streets while responding to 
an alarm yesterday afternoon, and re- 
ceived an Injury to his head. 
The deputy insisted on going to th« 
when he was .-issLstcd to his feet. 
Ilf was dazed at the fire, which wan 
a .small one In a School stieet building, 
and -,Thc-o he learned that it was of litt'd 
consequence he w<-i[t to the Relief Hos- 
pital. He iiaa treated for a bat; bruisa 
and a cut on the hack of the loft car. 
The accident was caused when thfl 
traveliuK and misecll.'inpoiis expcises.j r,-.ar end of the big motor-driven trucic 
was iitiestioned liy Attorney Sullivan, suddenly swerved 
To thi.'. Mr. Wnllar'* showed that he- 
tween ?i:iiii) and HMti w.as .ised for auto- 
molille hire in xlsitiiiK sick and disabled 
employe; of the company and the rest 
was u.'-od in paying' transportation ex- 
p,'iiMe.'j of the superintendent to and 
from meetings of the Accident Preven- 
tion Commit lee held In New York anrt 
other cities. 

Ask.s About Doctor's Fees 
Conimiasioiier I-ewenherij: wanted „ 
knovv If the welfare ph.vslclan charged '"""'■""■ "^ ^"""^ Predicted hy The Jour- 
,1 for an examination of all per«on«""' ^"^"''''^ """'"'^ ''*'°' >"«f«'<lays line- 
w'H. .'ippllcl for work in the Pldlnoi, "" •"»'"■'"« """ "f "ve votes. There 
plant. He said that he had been Ijlhj'^ "<> q"ostion but that he will .^Ccpt 
forinct! that such naa the policy. AM the election. The faraweli meelinf of 



urday morning at 10 M, the meetiMT *>•" 
ing more of a ceremony than anything 
' l.^e. At the conclusion Mayor Curlei' 
will tjive a luncheoii t= t;he rteojirtlug 
memliers. 

Ciuincilman Storrow plana to return 
to lloaton in time for this last racetlny, 
Ijiit Cemu'llman Kenny is in Florida 
and wiil not be back for two more 
weeks, notifying City Clerk Donovan »( 
this fact yesterday. 

A Finance Commission Report 

ilca.lins with the rroblem of the high 
prices of wati.-r meters is expected l)y 
'Mayor Curle,\- today or tomorrow. In 
I anticipation of this report the mayor 
; announced yesterday that he does not 
I intend to buy any water rneteri this 
: year unless the price drops. Thia year'g 
lowest offer was J.t. XJ per meter, aa 
' comp.'ired with last year's i-.'ice of tt.66. 
i Purchases of caat iroi. pipe and alloyed 
I casting's may be deferred al80 b«c>tUB« 
! of hi^h prices. 

Tile city lias on hand 1.M6-") meters, and 
Inasmuch as it is ahead of the schedule 
nt'tnber of nietei-s which the law re- 
quires to bo installed annually, this 
year can bo squeezed through wltnout 
m.tters. acco,ding to Water Knglneer 
Carven. 

Honor to Frederick Douglass, 

tlie Negro anti-slavery e.xpoitent, Is 
planned by (;;ouncllman Walter Ballan- 
t.\ ne. He introduced ai> order at yeil- 
'terda..-s meeting namin.? the spot In 
Roxbtiry where Tremont, Cabot and 
Hammond streets meet, for the former 
slave The centennial comes on Feb. 14 
and Tiallantyne hopes to have a Fred- 
erick IiouKiass sMuaro iin the map of 
Uocton iiy that time 

The Council took no action yesterday, 
■lie metter beiiif; referred to "tile 1917-18 
'ouncil, wliich will be ie.oiigur.-ited on 
"eh. :.. "Douglass as.sumed a prominent 
ilace in history," Hallantyne said at 
■esterday's meeting;, "and perment reo- 
■iiiitlon can be well given him in this 



CURLEY URGES GREATER I 
PENSIONS FOR WIDOWSi 




Councilman Jarnes J. Storrow 

will be tlie next president of Iho City 



k. niojc liberal pension for the whlcwrs 
if tin's State was advocated by Maydl* 
Jurloy last nisht at the banquet in Rug- 
gles Hall, Roxlniry, which viosed th« 
Uiird annual convention of the lnd«- 
neiident Hebrews of America. The 
mayor urRcd that widows be irlven $10 
I week Instead of the present IS, and 
;I;at sionio of the re.';lrlotlono h*i removn^ 
from the Widow's Pension law. 

More than BOO delcBatea, with their 
wives and gueatB, attended. Among t*"* 
speakers wero Representivtive £nmon 
Bwlg, DLstrlct Attornoy Nathan A. Tufta 
of Middlesex county, '"raham Alpert 
and Manashei Krantz- 
of the organization 
just closed was voted 
successful in the or iStorv 

ReferrhiB to the I- Mayor^ 

Cuile.v declar< ^ ^nat .». rttrugglo 
abroad T^.IIl n*. ,_^."..,-vo bucn" in vain if 
at the close of the hosHUtteg all of the 
countries engaged adopt Republican 
forma of sfovernment. He .a^so pralsM 
• lie recent ps^tfe. i((»e»»ai«' W I .okM«», 
Wilson. ■-* ■' ' '■ . "^ 



Krand master 
convontloi^ 




th» 1»1«-17 CbuDoU will ooeiif 



• 



O'MEARA IS 
RENDEREB 
SPEECHLESS 






Mayor joins 1 lis 
for Salary 






in 
ITe 



Boost 

Comrnissicntr O'Mpara 



■^ 



Police, - 
l!ostoi>, was given a pl'-a«nt surpnsc 
yesterday, when A.^isUnt Corporalion 
Counsel James II. Devlin of 
appeared before the legislative com- 
mittee on public service, at the a.rec- 
tion of Mayor Curicy, aiui advocatei. 
the bill to increase the fonct com- 
missioner's salary from $6000 to 
S8000 a year. 



committee. ff«- ,.;-»•;; u,e passage ot 

,1,„ nic^isu™ infcts Willi 
/':p;;^'Uml«.loner.n.n^^;^^^V^i: 

b„ pprmlttort '" /"" ,.^,i„ went on to 

, f„rtl,ar, Attorney i'«v'. w ,^,h,„g 

e-av that the "f >:"'^^/;!-' ;\u,eer.nce ' 

;::;<^r?hrc;;.ict oM,^ pon« -- 
;-t,^^th^t;^^.-^--:- 

provided in the V-'" .^'.■'' ."^"/r.eitert tb<^ 
, Tl.e ponce '-"'.""r^n;; than Pl'-^^ied 
:^:n,:re';;UarrHe^.l-a --...! 

--"-'%';: r;rv::.r^ra.v^r 

TIP felt, however, t.idt " 

,„ mainta.i,n !h<- rola^i-^ 

police department, n- 

i.,,ncernc-a, < "" i'"' „..„, ot expen- 
portance, ha,Bt^;'.tert. 



HRtmf 




Mayor Calls UnJer- 



» /"< 



that writers ^^nticiSuiSi 



"Falce Alarm' 



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of 



vocal infc 
ponal reason?, 
i^ his fluty 
KiandinB nf the 



among 
city oJ 



Mavor Cnrley charactert.e,. as a 

■■false alanti" the citic.sms o 

Boston Itre department made .y tUf 

X.ttonal Board of Fire Underwnte.s^ 

11, .ays- "It the board, by crying 

i;;,;r;\an Keep np its cxorh.tan^ 

J ,. ■ ', i'mnraiicc men to 
•atcs an.-l cn:iuiC Msinaiu,!, 

.'■o.itint.c collecting cNcessive prohts, 
its selfish pnrpnse will he accom- 
plishcd." 



PRF.PARl-D TO AROUE 

The nolu-e eommlssloner, att^^r ►'.•"""S 
.,'' (,, ,,^ respecting the bill, B.-.d ^h.'^ 
; L w . d like pormlsBion to addr.ss the 
l::,m;:;l^e^tt^r Mr pevMn tinUhe n 

''ay. 

25,000 ATTEND 
POLICE BALL 

Governor, Mayor and 
Commissioner Are Guests 



iiXAQQERATES RISKS 



die 



liv the 



More than ::',000 persons at(«.d/d the 
annual bait oC the Boston PoUco Kehe 
.\.ssooiatlr>n In ■ Mechanics' hulUlIng last 
nieht The miests of honor mchided 
.•ovcrnor Met. 'all. Mayor .•urle,y,l'oli.e 
.■omrnisaioner O'Meara, Fresident Mdt- 
Ihow C, Brush of th« Boston i-^ievH-.M. 
I^allwav Company, Building .'on. mis- 
sinner O'Hearn and Dr, William Dunn, 
police snrpcon. 

.Just before the grand march, Super- 
intendent MlchPM H, t'rowley, Keputy 
tiuncrintendent (His Kimball and all ol 
the captain? of the department gathereo 
in the reception, hall and there presenl.-^l 
.♦ommlsBloner O'Meara with a lar^e 
rroup picture ot thenuiclvcs and .Secit-- 
la,v .Tohn P, McN.<mara, A large m>e- 
ness of the commissioner Appeared in 
(he c-ntre of the group. 

In making the presentation ■■peech 
K„perinlendent frowtoy referred to he 
.nmmissloner's successful admlnlstia- 

' The srand Piarch was led hy I'm-i- 

dent .lohn ,T. Jteiuy of the .";<";"'';;" 

and his daughter, Miss Jlele.n M. Ke,U>^ 
Thev were followed hy Supermtend.-ul 
M-.-l.ael H Crowlev and his daughter, 
mIhs Tllhan A, Crou'ey; 'Captain Ml- 
: ^ a 1 Off and hit, dau.,htcr. Miss Kd- 
i ; ma OofT; Captain Joh. A, Br c,j ey 
! „mi his daughter. Miss Ma.garct Brl, !<- 
1^;': c'r„V.ln lUch-rd Flt.ge. al.l and W« 



^-"^^'-ri^infa^;--;^.: 
l-l-^^t^r^^r^PcrValKlns, C.pmtn 

^:^/:^f ^ln« M;u;rea'""l^.n^. and 
""^"^^^'•i- ,x,^ *ivpnlnc Superintendent 

^;i:^!is^-a;=rhr^,i"..- 

1 "-nie chief marshal was JMn;^. Bid.e 
1„,„, th-3 aids were ofT.cci s, on 
I e;uii precinct. 



hoard grossl; 
risks In Boston-ln 
ranK a laisi 
rrying danger can^ 



from 



COFFEY TO BE 
TRANSFERRED 

Elevator Chief of City Hall 
Annex Vnder Charges 



Tliomas Coffey, Huperintendent of ele- 
vators In the City Tlall Annex, w'lo was 
charged recently with accepilng money 
from prospective bridegrooms Fet-k'.ng 
for informal ion relative to niarnagc 
licenses rn<i wlio, only a, short lime 
afterward, engaged In a ilat liglit -wilh 
„n,> o' the annex elevator opi-raloia, 
will be transferred today or tomorrow 
to anotiier munlclpa,l department. Cof- 
ff,y Is a well-known llgura in Kast Bos- 
ton and at one time waB a sparring 
partner of John U PulUvan. 



Th., statement was 
Mayor en route frotn Boston to I h>la 
3iayui '-i*. rrlvcn out 

delphla Tuesday night '^^^fl 
yesterday for puhUcat'.on, H readr, 
part as follows. ,.,osma lire' 

••The critlclsn.s "' ' ^ ^^j „„,^rd of 
-r;-n-rJ^ers^>Sri.^.ai..lln 

-rr\.:::cr'y;tessc.mtao be about 
t„ succeed: The boa d P-,^^^,,„,, 

.arcfuUy t.rited t" f \j' ,„„,„v.. th. 
'" -'^^- ' ; 'exaggerated the .1.- 
„ti,pr words, n 
If n,n boiO-d by 

,<o.';> up '.!:> "-•^■'>■"'- 

..rymg "•V',7;^ ^„,a,ie msurance .ncT. to 

'"''^''• n-tl >^ "ceSHive prollts, its 

"•'Il'T'm^^e^n '- accomplished, ' 

I ess Politics Now 

■■^-^^""s.intrw^Cca'u'abu:^ 
Iho board repn ^' "^: ' , j „( ,^„ pHlclent 
dant water snm>b^t»ea,d^.t^^,^,^^.^^^.^^ 

,,,„„„,,. patrol a^^ong •'^; „,,„ „,,„ 

'TllXV d.^artment, We, have a 
2"!w:^nt milditJ^ code, efhcient in.„.c- 
f,i,im.eni. o'.i ^^^^^ ,,pforcenient 

,,,„ „,rvice, and ■■ -^^ ^^^,^^^^ ^^^^^ 

,-,f btidd.ng a.vN« 1. „„„„,i„„„„ ,„, 

^;-,-rn:;:uUy during n.y adminls. 

'Votm-iie'ufe departtp-ent. The appoU.t- 

' , V . nd promotions have been made 

"o merit, from the civil service lists,: 

'L.in.^ mv admlnlRtratlon. ; 

' ".Th^re is always politics in a lire ,le.| 

I v,ot there is less in l;o;:toa; 
p^rtment, but tl^_^ „^ , 

"rm-v rmfh^s in .be Boston tire -le-! 
partmei'-t now than there was when li 
1 V ,^mcn ns Mavor. 1 have stopped tile i 
'""^:,,i"oo' raining ftmds and hlrinrft 
'" l\tH-al attorneys tor the purpose ot 
'^'■< I'iiiinK short'-r hours oc Kreater com- 
',').',',„';„ Ku". for lir.utcn. 

Not Responsible lor It. 



"The high pressure situation w:is ere- 
Tl<.,i by cneineera appointed nixler Hk 
nreceding adminislialio,,, ui.d I am n<|J«' 
.-^.pon^iible tor it, hut I am. doln? every. 
tUhiE I can to remedy It. 



A 



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MAYOR CURIEY HAS' 
CURLY JIM'S 



iiU 



MAYOR CLAIMS NO 

01 KIN TO NAMESAKE 
ii_. ^ 



Tammany Chief Receives 

Likeness of Former 

Sioux Chief. 



1 



■■Tim r-iirlfv, chief of tha Tammany 
Dravf-a," viiSterday received a photo-^ 
graph of ""curly Jim, chief of tho Sioux 
Brnves." a %.„ 

Bo fnr as the mayor 13 conceriied, he 
cienies that there Is any resemblance 
,„■ relationFhlp exiPtlnR >)etween^ Jim 
Culey luiil luriy Jlii.. jjubk:.-:, ^-'Jr > 
Jim is .lead and Jim Cnrley Is st.ll alHe. 
enoiigh io ' 9 planning a campaK^n for 
re-election .-si burRomaster of BoHton 

The mayors famous Tammany Llub 
of Koxbnrv, which he founded, and 
whi. 1. haH wo-a h'm many an electlo-i, 
is well luiown for having in its wife'waui 
Jon.e of the tvildest Indiana that ev'i- 
entered a polling booth or tomahawked 
a rival ral'.y. . , , » 

Tlie pleturo of "Onrly Jim arrived at 
Citv 1-lall yesterday in a letter fr-nn 
I'resldent John J. Cadipan of the New 
World I-lfe Insurance Company, ivi.li 
headtiuarters in Spokane, Wash. Cadi- 
gan is an old friend of the mayors. 
hilVinff been the city'.s real estate expert 
^rijiB the first administration of John 
F. Fitzgerald. 

The letter enclosed a rl'.^ture and a 
newspaper cUpplnK, with n note from 
radisan rcadinc in pari: -The P cture 
does not look as if he was any relation 
to anv of your ancestors, but he might 
be, and it n-ignt pay you to ^Ip^ok liim 

up." . vMA' 

PAYS^'MIai; DEBT 
FOR CMD'S DEATH 

Though Not Legally Liable, 

City Gives $250 in 
j Scalding Case. 



A ■'moral debt payment" of $-;." was 
iwarded bv the City Council yesterday 
to the parents of S-ycar-old I.ucla Col- 
caBuo the North Knd child who d.e.l 
.,t the Mattapan Consumptives' Hos- 
„ilil la.st November from I'elng sc- ded 
ip ., bat), tub where r,he i.ad been left 
iiiurtlended by a nurse. , 

Cuder the law. the city is not icKally , 
ii.ilV.e for damage due to an a<cldcntal| 
.leath of this nature, even though the 
oeath was caused by negligence. the 
Citv (Council, however, through it,s eoui- 
„,iU,>e on claims, yesterday voted to 
n.;v $-Sii to Mr. and Mrs. Gulseppc Col- 
■","no of H.anover .■street, the o: ■,:■:; 
rfadiug ■■for c.uupensation for injuries 
a.ui death of infant daughter by alleged 
l;l-trcatment and neglect.' 

The nur.se who left the child alone rV 
,|, tub whero it was scalded to death 
..discharged by order of Mayor 
rirlev and every effort was made b> 
,, officbvls of the hospital to keep the 
Morv from being made public. It was 
;SJ:,,rdiscovered through the mlng 




CURLY JIM 
This pliotograph of a real Iiidian, 
who died at xhr- age of 76, will be 
hung in the rooms of the Tam- 
many Club in Roxbury, 



fi a; 



Yf^) 



mm mm 

WITH 01[ARA 
ON SllLAeY Bill 



When Devlin took tUe IK><«^ or ClW- 
SMii told the committee tliat ^^° ^.^^ 
lev believes "somelhlnK mare "'*" "^ 
functory ncduiescen. e "«» -gtier^kl 
;ho commissioner Joined Iti the g ^ 
I ...>,<^h went around the ro""'. ^ 

11*. ir,.. ..11. ...I .-.II' _,(*>»rtrfltV- *W^ 

remarked that he wou'd w,t..cira^^ . 
reciuest tor further time. ■»,. 

Devlin Favors BUI ^^^^ 

•Strauge as it may seem," ««"* "f?J| 
•1 am here to favor the pas^pH* ?r«- 
,,111. More than that, I am i>ere irt i ^ 
„c,-.-onal request of Jh- "'f>:°''i-*!f tto 
'an y from In... the l*^^'*'-""^''"" ^a'prO^. 
measure meets with, 5»>s "•"^-'^'^'J' **'"" 
bation and approval." ri-tyytWi 

The committee has not vet rep'OTHw 
the bill, but it will do 30. 

Mr O^Meara said .he ^alar^ J^**" ^ 
the highest srade when ">« ^^'=1*" 
passed in 1900, The pol ce ^fPa'-tfS 
' .. .. ..--, ._ 11,.^ eirv in IXiInt of ew 

'^ndilu;e«,''hT said, and Pf-^b^bly fl«* 
1,1 noint of im.iortance. Since 19B6 tm 
IH , V of the superintendent Of schooh 
b,.,„ been lncrea.«i,'.Hi to »«.«», *"^,„*'!»5' 
offi.ial has severa.1 deputies, »llof -Whom 
are p.iid within SSOfl^as mtlcH a» the 
coni'.ni^.-'ion'-i' of yoi'.'C^& - , '' ».•« 

co.nmi.-5-"!orfCr of public works n»».' 
-i \alarv of S^W, ctjual to thftt of th« 
corporation counsel, while the salary <ll 
(V,e police comn,issioner has remalBeo 
at the orig-iiial $6000. 

Has Had No Scandal , . 

Mr C'Meara called attention to thft 

iiict that the Boston department <« 

,il"Uit '1-f only f.rst-clM« police burti^ 

In the country I hat has not been in-i'OlVSldS 

, In a. scandal durinK the time he hai 

lid oii'i<'e- . 

-I was ncmir.atetl f<fr the posltioa,", 

o. ^;aid, "when 1 wa,s abiacnt in Europe. 

n"ve,-' anted it and I never Intended 

n kee]! it 1 took It first becau»l» I Waa 

i-kcd to as a personal favor hy Qov., 

(luild; I never Inlendod to retain it, but' 

have simply drifted." 

He said he did nothing abotU it v<Dd«r^ 

Gov Fosa t,e<'nuse he did not oxpecv to 

be reappointed by that executive, and 

wan somewhat a.stonished when he waa. 

j r„,v Mci.;all has also reappointed him, 

! i,p said, and then continued: 

' "The law provides that the commi?'-, 

'.loner shall have no other business a.il4 

,,i.ist live 1,1 Boston. If I serve my t\Mi 

term I shall lie beyond tlie age wh«n -I 

can reasonably expect to take part '^ 

anv private business." 

Cuuimls.'iioiicr O Meara then haW thai 
be was of the opinion that the old latW 
requiring his departn,ent to mako a list 
of the voters of Boston should he r«H 
c,'.aried. 

"Not as a police measure, he MA 
"l,,lt lu the public interest. It iu«tl«l 
more wo,k and more responsibility, IMI 
(he results have shown that tile poltif 
!i..ti, ..i.-v.i«" 



IS val.inble.' 



Police Commissioner I ells 

Why OiTice Should Be 

in $800V Class. 



I'olice Commissioner O'Meaia of Rns- 
ton and M.ayor Curley are In accord on 
tlie proposition that the co,r.niiRalon''>r's 
.salary should be intreased from $6000 to 
$.SO(iii a year. 

The commissioner appeared before thw 

eiunmittce on public service yesterday 

j .liternoon In favor of ■ the hll'., and aft'-r 

I he had presented hl.s caiie ho aske<l tliat 

j be hi; given further opportunity to reply 

I' Io st.atement.^ which he expected would 
be n.ade by Ji'mca H. Devlin of the city 
law department on behalf of the .?!ty of 
' Boston. 



^lloRtm^pet^ 



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Mayo 



I i^lTV Ilitf f MATFC '" **'^* money on Its recently awarded 

I V»ll I UnJLL lllliljU ''^'"^ sewer contract, has bean the sub- 
I ject of a number of complaints at City 

-J Hall in the past few days. 
r'Or Curley Got His Million Residents charge that the closing oil 
dollar balance tjnd a few thousand to * 'o"S section of Qulncy street occin- 
boot, according to a rough estimate of 'fd laat Friday with the sanction ot\ 
the tlBiires that wcnb available whon <^lty orriciais and that the only reason 

fiRurL fron %^>?"ln " '" f"-^^*"" 'h" expense of dirt removal by the contrac- 
nsuiea from b<,coml,,K PuWic, as the tor, who has strims a cable device tor 

ft imtii hoisting and dumping dirt from tho 



mayor wants to keep them a 

cI'c'^S^'jC^'' '" "'" "^" '-Mty.ewerwo^kon l,aci;;street: l^pV; y;^ 
The S"i'"r.?~r th" ba"inno» loot „i_i,i »i •'-''''^ay Qumcy street had been used liy 

'actor for nothing except his 



^„ """.!''" b.°!!>-r>'-« last niRht. the tho 

more ,„oney the city can spend diirlng own 
t;he coming tlscol year, which starf. to- 
dajv Mayor Cnrley's tlrst ,oar ended 
with a J-iS.OOO deflclt and his second vea- 
ended with a balance of Ji;73,00(). The 
third year is more than a million to the 
good. r- f •../ 

The Mayor Starts for Chicago 

en Feb. L'l to deliver an address before 
the Knights of Columbus on Wa.shing. 

jton'.s birthday. He will return to K»q- 
ton on Feb. 24, after which he will go 
to "Washington for the inaugural and 
on the day before goir-.- ;„ r.'-shington 
will deliver a public address on Irnmi- 

igiatlon at Wilmington, Del in fulfil- 
ment of a promise made several months 
ago. 

HI.-! Chicago trip is to spp.ik on 
America and its ideal.s, the Knights ot 
Columbus having planned to have a 
public speaiier invited to every laru-e 
city to deliver a simultaneous address 
oil tills subject. Jerome J. c:.-oHlcy, 
Thoma.s P. I'iynn and John A. M.Cor- 
mlck of Chicago yesterday vi.<dtcd the 
mayor ytth District Attorney Pelletior 
to make plans foi- the trip 



work having . 
been started In the five days, the street 
had been closed to traffic. 

At Da'la and yuliicy streets thi r» Is 
a .'i.-e alarm box, and the pile oi stone 
and dirt makes the spot iinjiassable for 
fire arparatus. 

According to Fewer Kngineei' Thomas 
F. Bov/es, the street will not be oi'cn ! 
;"nr traffic uiiti! next Wednesday or | 
later. The sewer helng constructed )s 1 
an r:xpansion of the old Dorchester { 
:-)rook sewerage system, and Is Intended ■ 
to end the flooding of cellars In the 
Cherry ValU>y district after heavy 
storms. 

According to Bowes, the extra expen.'c 
to the contractor that would result in 
refiL-^ing to allow bim to use t.miricv 
street as a "convenience slrolch" might 
result In the conlruclor suing the city. 

Consulting Kngliiuer Guy C. Emerson 
of the Finance ''ommlss'on started an 
nvestlgation Into the complaint.'' vester- 
day and stated that such blockade ol 
Important thoroughfares w.-is a bad 
pi-actlse. "If subways can be huiit with- 
out closing streets, it .leenis ns If aeworx 
could be built In a similar manner," ho 
said. 



The Boating Privilege Award 

for .Marine Park at City Po.!nt was ye.ner- 
day awai-ded by Mayor Curley to Frank 
Gelhro, who has operated tho bd.-its 
from the public landing there for years 
The price be suhniitted was r.no a year 
jor a period jit five years and accord- 
ing to the inaynr, h(! secuied a bargain 
In view of Ihc great crowds that will 
want to get a sea view of the Strand- 
j way. 

I Gethni wa.^; the only liidder on Dec I 

land lK-.ai..--c of this fart his hid was 

rejected and now bids opened on Dec L"' 

• hen It was again found th.Tt (JeUmj 

d no competitoi-. The Finance Corn- 

sslon is said to 1,,. .sallsticd with the 

ird. the T-.nyny h.! iing conferred wUfi' 

hoard in a futile eftori lo dig ui. i 

bidder with a lietler offer. 



SMWAufpOLES' 
THERE 'AAIGALLY 

Official Highfc ,Jp Ordered 

Permit, Says City 

Employe. 



SCORE CLOSING 
Of QOINCy ST. 

Bycmncfoii 

Residents Declare It an In- 
convenience and Only 
Done to Save Money. 

The cIo.sing of part of Qulncy street, 
Roxbury. a main traffic artery between 
Roxhury and Dorche.iter, by the We.'^t 
Roxbury Trap Rock Company In orrter 



The advertising poles set in large con- 
crete blocks on Tremont street at 
Butlers Corner for the past few days 
were placed there under an illegal per- 
mit, according to the Hoard ot Street 
Comml.ssloners and Acting Publi - 
Works Commissioner Sullhan yesier- 
u ■' i y , 

The city has been waging a campaitrn 
■ or the removal 01 aii ,.>.io.^ and -'-.Ji," 
i.na obstrncliona from streets in the 
heart of the city. A number of Inqulr les 

ere received at City Hall yesterday as 
the result ot the appearance of tha 
temporary poles on Tremont street 
bearing the ba.iners of a department 

The police are honoring the permit for 
1 period extending from last Halurdav 
u,.t 1 next Saturday, a. It wa.s .".'fied 
b.v the permit department of the Public 
Works Departm.ent, '^ ""iic 

An employe In the permit office a-, 
serted yesterday that he had Issued Thn 
permit aftei- referring the matter to ■;,,'. 
official higher up." Hoth the 8. re 
Commission and tho Publ!,. VVorkn De 
partment declared yesterday that' even 
temporary use of a public sidewalk t.H 
any advertlafng placarda was not legal 



: KENNY-COLEMAN-LEHY 

Tho (^ily Council i.\\\\ex% a severe, 
I0S.S today tlinniph the volunfary re-j 
(Ircniftnt from office of three mea ofi 
a type that no iininiciija! governmeati 
can spai'e. :, I 

Tlitimas J. Kenny and fieorge Vr'.j 
Colr-man are well Icnown figures iu, 
,;;iblic life, and no hint of a dlsorert- 
itable action has evter been circulated, j 
(;ven by their enemies, in their yetlrs 
of civio service and sacrificii. The, 
• third mail, Geoffrey H. Lehy, is iiUio 
I Itiiown to the electorate, having been' 
i choson I0 fill temporarily the *>at 
(left vacant by the deatii of Council- 
man .lohii A. Coulthurst. l.etiy Is the 
typo of reformer who worlis for C(w- 
nomic results for the community, 
rather tliau for his cwn political ag-' 
srajiflizement as a mortal de.stii'etl' 
l)y fate to re?c\is an oppressed patiUo 
from the graft in,!,' gan,;?,^- , i/, ^., 
Wiiy aro these three meij'! nhftfflTfiJi 
of the entire City Council, returning! 
to private life at this crisis iu n;uniPl-j 
pal fiiiJLiice? Their retirement was 
voluntary anil against, tliu pleas of: 
their reform associates who ^ipprecl-' 
ated the dearth of really hig men wil-; 
ling to under;yo a political ompalsn.' 
Why are all.. three ^o insiKlent iipcm 
gettini; out oi: the council auJ ter- 
minating their valuable services'?, 
Their e\p1aiialions are diverse. aimo,k' 
as diverse ii.s the explannllons of their 
friends and enemies. Amhilions to 
be jnayor, fear of defeat In a eoiiintil 
,nfeipaJt;ii, dislike of L^- mud that the 
^an;; elrnient friguently htlrls on the, 
'vp of ii.'i eicefion, desire to return toi 
!jiisiiies.s, apd inlenliou of taking ai 
tpucli-iieedod v»<'at ion— these are but) 
a few of tli\l rcasonii offered. 

Oiir pQisoiial opinion is thatT 4e 
cau.se is much moro simple. There 
has been too- ninc.h talk, too mucli 
w.-jHicd liiiii.. ioo much extraneouij deM* 
bate, and too much endeavor to sttllcl 
problem.s that are not meant by thnj 
charter for councilmanic delib.Tatiou. 
Ami, mudi as we ilislike lo say It 
wc fear tliat tlio fis<al year siarlhig! 
^^<:^y Monday will be oven worse thani 
he ttuky your that hart pas.-oil, as *>.» i 
diicf offet.der^ are still In the counJ 
:il and at least one that wl!! be- 
vorso is to add his .strong voice andi 
coble idea.s, \ 



9 






-/■f^j 



GIVEN RECEPTMi^^flr 

Thn ( 'oimcil t 



ono vote, which -was cast by mnlol 

J. JlcDonaW. Walter Ballantyne ve- 

which waH ca.st b^ 

Councillor Storrin\ 



providing 



for the establWhB^^**^ 



„s conslrucUon *r^ i,uUdl«Urt 
ton BO .that ""'V thoXu-e of tW 
can be erected in t^^ f*^^ elevftW 



ovidlng xo' "- ■ .,e^ 
st-class construction »iw 



BRICKLEY HONORED ON 

EVE OF RETIREMENT 



Mayor Curlejr .(^mo!Ei^^.fc"'tK-lfers 

At High Scliou-l— Large 

Attendance 

People of Kast iJo.ston tlilod tlu' 
East Uoston Htgh K<-hooI last niffM 
to pav honor to Poii.-.'- f'.-.pt. inhP- - -_ 
lirioldpy ot .station 7, on the eve ot 
his r^iroinont from tho P.oston Dc- 
partmont after 37 years ot «<"-v''-o. 

An ovation was «iven to Capt. 
lUicUl-y ^vhen he put in h « 'U'l'^^^" 
anco. He %vas ,.rcsonlecl with-a bas 
Uct oi f.r) reil roses. 

The ipeeplion -was iiufler tlif a\i.^- 

plcea ot i:as' Boston Kvoiiios Center. 

Ir- M lluKKan. nianaKer ot tlie een- 

I ter presi.nn,'. Mayor Cav\ry former 

Uep. Frank (;. \Vo<.a at«l Jn(l^'e Mur- 

ll'y'^ot tl,e Ka.st Poster. Court were 

1 llie prineipal speakers. 

rapt. Hrieldey will retne fron tli' 
poUee force today. Ih' 1--^ ^'---^ 
active ser^ce tor 37 y,a. s, ami is ro 
.si,lere>l hy his superiors •'■;:',•■■■'•""'" 
nates as one of the most eirKie.a meo 
in the (lepartmetit. 

Xin.. years a«o he xsr.U '■• '•■•^' 
p.,.i|.,n after he had 1« ea promot.Hl to 
captain. Ovviot,- to a lar;;e eo.^ninpoh- 
tan population, he had much t.. ' -n- 
Itend with, hut with his ^vilhM^,'n^ss to 
' worli and his .-,'ood .itid^ment and taet 
Z, .„„„ eliminated that eV-men 
vvhieh .s a l...ne of e,o,l-ntion to all 
pcdioc .lullioritles. 

His worli a a suhoidmate ',mis \ > . .\ 
commendable. He v .s the h'-' -'i;; 
tain apia-inted by Commr. (>.M<.ai.i. 
Many o those present last tu^-hl were 
fpon'wh.. haveseryed under him and 
with hhn in al> parts of the e.ty 

Capl prieiaey has .served 'n tii< 
Cif. Hall aye. «tatio.,. City Point 
House ot .Correction, at Charleslown 
a d n.her places. The receptton 
elven him last' night was the fnst 
public demonstration aceoided 
,,oli.e ofCicial ot Boston upon Id 
tiiemeet. 



war 
Af- 

:.rn-. 
ihr 



The Council then tinanimousiy re. 
rleeted James Doiiovan City -l^'" 
for three years. 

The lirst speaker, 'Merry Watson 
d»noune..d one man who, ho .said had 
written certain tilings whieli retlecl- 
td on Uim, Watson, witliout using hi> 
name. Ho announced he int-nded t. 
servo all the people. 

Tlioinas Hurt rrcscnt 
Former Mayor Tliomus N. Hart 
the only former n.ayor present, 
tei- the proceedings ho returned 
Ihi arm with Mayor ("urley to 
IMnvor'- nffi-o. i-ounciU-r 't.oTv.. ..- 
Ifiter presented an order for the send- 
ing: of a copy of the Mayor's address 
to everv voter In the city. The esti- 
mated co.st is about J2r.W». The order 
was referred to the executive com- 

mittce. , .^. , 

A score ot other orders t.nd rcMOlu- 
tlon.s were presented, most of whteh 
■ were the usual perfunctory matters 
,usloma.-v at the first lueetlnK of the 
council i-oi!nci!!or Watson's resolu- 
tion that tlie City Council endorse 
President Wllfion's action was unanl- 
iniiusly adopted. 

rontrory to eNpeetatmns Mayor 
CirieVs ineHsOKe to the now ooune.i 
eonta'iiiPd no startliiiK features,. He 
i-.'vifAved his ow!; nee nnpiislirients. 

>'otliiug SlarHiuu 
I His only reeomm-ndations a"d l"- 
U-nticns which have l«-en given iilt e 
l>y no publicity were as lollops. In 
ceased .Mothers' Aid, - i>'^.l,\ , f;!'""' 
from JoO.oon in 101.1 to $ o .;^ 1 J^^ 
1<il(;- the establishing of a tite ma 
;'^uMu,sp,.aiinconn>^t,onwith^he 

r.ty Hostatal; the I'-^atment of uc 
tins of delirium tremens as patients 
her than as criminals-. contlnuaUon 

."'t'^e contract system £•"-"-';.!;: 

o the cTntraet system for the remov- 

" « of garha^-e nn-l. the work to he 

,Ken over bv the city; Ihe rtirchas- 

ICyln kinds of m.-,terials for the 

::. 'of tiie cty .hion.h ''- «,.n,>ly 

deivirtment, inelnding food m ho.s- 

;■ s lie estahhshinK of a free con- 

vale^'er Hospital in West Koxbury 

Oorchester after treatment in the 



can be- erected in «« ^^^^j elev»t« 

' , ir, many iK^*-'""' %.;.ii« 



because of so many ^^•j^-^^ ^^^y, 
replacing ot the f'_"J ' ,j, - " 
whieh has been in ben>c 

yeara. 



for « 



IK cm FWM^CES 

i:()M.liC110NS TOi.-iL 

-si(l.«oo.<l":i FOR tEAR 






Suiplv^ oi Sl,t50,000 in the 
I Tre'.^ ir>— Curley Is 
Klaled 



.^ iieW ree< 



any 



re-t .„ I jorciie'Mi'i <*,> . „ 

!,,,ular hospitals; the IncreasmK of 



^ r.: '^' 7 



STORROW'ferf' 



f. th'it biiiUlinK next 

cm GOUNCftls""',s s;:; 



MAYOR DELIVERS 

ANNUAL ADDRESS 



,Ue obstetrical department for 'bo 
f, ,. use of mothers; the establishing 
,'f ihe first whoopins cnuHh ward in 
Un-rca which will l>e opened m the 
Wes l..partment upon eomple ion of 
^^ ■ month; th« en- 

lut -patient dopart- 
mplives' Hosriital 
in Mi.tta,-.an; more im;,ro.-enients at 
he lauper In.sfitution on LoHB Island 
r.^r bas cost .h« City JlOMOO^n 

)mnrovem,.iit.<. dolmr; 1'lle, tn --... 

plAe motorization of the tiro depait- 
Inv-nt: the substitution of Per'n<in--nt 
i „•,■ iuK for n-acadam paving throUBh- 
,, the entire park sy-stem l^ecause 
' ( the bifi expense of maintaining the 
present pavinB. the completion of all 

1, .'.r.templated playBrounda and 

smair parkr. and Improvonjent of a 
dozen others: the Imprcveraont of 



No Radical Recommendations 
_ Dwell.'! KrieOy on 

Vonr'v! Surolus dozen others; tne ii.iyiivc...o„t v.. 

1 ear S surplus (Iomu _^^^^^^^ j„cludlng the widening 

Tames .T. Sforrow was elected i>rea- „, ^ part of Chauncy St.. from 40 to 

.^"^ . .,.. r-.„ncM vesteulay :,a feet; the wideulug 0* l^a^eui St.. 



„,„ .,. ,,1 iii,- otliice 

-- -^- -^T Tc:rirtS: 

,..,ar. ('..Hector John J. ^ ""^"^^ 

.„e announcement to ^--^"^"^'^ 
vesterday that the tot.al colleciors for 

cio -.f,r, riTi. City An- 

,.„.. y,.:,r ^;;;'-%^^"'.;''; ,'„ announced, 

'£ ;:r,r;r,v;:vr;:''"..».- ,.;; 
,,^i..,l.s•..""•l"'l""-■" ,^',;; 

rity ;..-< 'be balance been ovet %l,m>.. , 

"'ir discu-mp the lm.:'^ci.a condition . 
./;;.;• cu;, the Mayor exiiressedgreiu. 

pleasure ivt the -""^^"'f "" 'l,''' „^e ^ 
ulminlstralion during the l'''^ '"«^ 
vers, and he was deeply *^>;'l'''\' ' * 
„; exceptional sbowiim made duniv 
„,,. „ast year. He explained that a 
. ;.nd of the ;lrst year there wis a 
, licit ot Mit.VtOO, while at the end of 
, ocond year there w;u. a balanc^ 
;; ,„e credit side of r:T3,ClOt.. A\ th 
Ihe ending of his third > ear in office 
...icirv: the balance .-n the credit 
■.;d.- .lumps to about $1,150,000. 

••The balance. I am suie. will re-.\cli 
this latter h.-ure." declared the Mayor: 
;.^,nd it wonU. have been »"^"^ '■■^; 
; cent that sr.ao.nmi was taken out or 
; tax.'s to ptit the schools on a pa} -as- 
' \'(>n-cro basis. 
• The amount »;iveH for schools, liovr- 
cvcr. was lari-'cly taken care of by a 
I.e-islative act whi.h iiv;-rea.sed the 
revenue from tax<-s for '^"ni'-'ll'af 
nnriioscs. This, act provided tor the 
,sc o£ the revenue of a 10-ee„t in- 
,-rease in the rate foi <ity purposes. 
' VdieMavoi was civeii Irt .-en.s "f th!| 
' Slim for departmental purposes an|. 
the remainder wa? devoted towar^! 
nuttins the schooliiouse constructiOft" 
and linanein-s on a pay-a.-you-^ 
lia'.is The in-cenl introase tn tj* 
Mavor wave him the use ot n59.0(| 
( the ;'.ii-cent balanee provl(3«)i|| 
:,,„„., ?ii\'. I Pt the se.inmls. 



ident 



„. City council yest^^ay ^0 ^jet;^- ^^ilT^^t^^lor.rM;;: 

afternoon. He received .sU oii> of the t^HRn^ borchcster. to Pierce sq.. all 

nine votes. ZJ ./" ' n fo . at a cost of J1.25P,O0O; the passing ot 

Councillor "JeVry" 'vrataon^calvea a.J>iU IRcndlng^goyJaJhli^^j^t^l. 



• 



(arc cauncurijen « m, >..„... | 

jt.hey regi-f^t having voted for thr plan | 

MO boi-row $17. .".00 for the hoiiso for I 

I the Rhpriff when Lhero \ ,-. \ striji-liirc j 

.standing in which all prvv'nn sheriffs i 

have hfien glad in livr . i'lging from | 

the rivalry to soiiirp I iioiUicp. : 

(! is hi'lri that man y sirablp ini- j 

provoments niii.st hi; s ideickod now ; 

ill the couni'i'.. The <■( laimrn have \ 

hnon Intfl ftlSf Ihoi'ci ^i K^^ ..:..,;. i 

, " '■■ ' 'f.1" . 

conKervalion ir nionry , .1 rahiir froiii ' 
now on. ;' mo of lhr..i. ii is said, 
roalizo Ihatiho rniiod States is ic ' 
war, that ta -s ar<- slow in paymcni. 
that a drlici conlj-onts Ihf ciiy nnd 
that pulilir cnipn is ohanging. and 
that they wil.-. hold lo a sli-irlci- a. . 
(■oiintinK Ilia' hoy have boon. Men 
who are stiid.g ilm irend of affairs 
are telling lliiienihors of the Boston 
Cil> C'ouni'il i| ij'),:;- njlist cease the 
••pood fellow" thod f reasoning and 
consider "iirop ions ,,,n ihcir. merits, 
without pertnig (j,^ perwinal ele- 
ment to enter. (j,p„. j, -, |,p( ,1,, ,),j^^ 
they have been r^ j^^.^ j,-,. opinion iJi' 
the coming day? |,p ^ ,,,,.1, ,^3, i,.,,,,. 
' will be beld i,„„j, ,|p r,,,. ||„,j,. 
stewardship. • ; 

SHERIFF'S HOUSE 
ORDER IS signed! 



Mayor Curley Authorizes Iss.ie 
of Bonds lo Build {vesjdencc, 
liut Incoming Administration 
May Act on the Question 

FEB -ri-ii« 

.Mayor {'urley lias signed the order 
passed by the Boston City Council io 
borrow SiriO,ltOlt tlirough an is.sne of 
boiid.'^, ?17.r>0t) of which is to be de- 
voted to building a new residence tor 
the sheriff of Suffolk County, accord- 
ing to the measure. It is declared to 
be haTdly possibi<^ for !he outgoing 
administration of tlie city lo do much 
toward carrying out ih" inovisions of 
this loan order, li is said tluit the 
puriioso of any agretments or con- 
tracts made at this lale day would Ih' 
unmisfakable and liable to be wiib- 
drawn liy the n^-^x .Mayor. V,'!i( tlier 
any effort will lie made to pui an>- 
part of thi.s borrow-nioney order iiuo 
effect before .Mayor Peters is in charge 
of the city's affairs is today a suliject 
of qii rry at Boston Cily Hall. 

(t is declared thai a phase in the 
loan order passed by the council is 
not pleasing to the sheriff. The order 
Iirovides "(lial Ihf- sum of $l,'iO,tiOi) be 
appropriated, lo be expended by the 
superintendent of public buildings, for 
il.e purposes named, and that to meet 
said appropriation tlie cily ir<'asurer 
Vie aiilhorized to issue, from lime 10 
lime, on 'he refpiesi ,if ihe Mayor, 
bonds or cerlilJcates of indebtedness 
of the city to saifl amount," The sn- 
perincendeni of public buildinga, it is 
held, v.ill not likely depart far from 
llie dess.re.s of llie new Vlayor in ihe 
mailer. 

II is Kai4 al City Hall Ih.il ih" 

present, inenmbe.nl oT Ihe sheriff's 

; ofllee desired to have charge of the 

; huiKiins of the shcriifs house and thi 



proposed hoKpilal. It was even lilntea 
Thursday tliat Ihe outgoing irouacil, 
which voti'd to borrow money which 
the people will have io provide for the 
?17„"it)ri sheriff's h(m<o, iiiigh! lie asked 
to amend the order, so changing it 
that the money be expended from the 
olhce of the sheriff rather than the sii- 
lierintendeni nf public buildings. It 
was held to b.^ a moot quest ion 
whether lite council, after voting, Um 
Vliinrtiiy. nol "1 vi.,',ii\siili.r :i!ly me.'is- 
ure passed liiat day. coiiid alier or 
rescind the oi-der. 

The attitude of ilie Hosiou I'^iiiiiiice 
Co!uiuis;-ion ou I'nis measure is well 
known. It i^ believcMl ihal lite com- 
mission V, ill advi.^c .Mayor I'eiers either 
to a..U lb" le-w couni'il 10 recon- 
sider liiis measure oi- lliat he ma)' 
withhold any aciion and siinpiy fail 
to provide the moiiej liy not askin.u 
the ireasurer to issue any Ijoiids. 

Tlie clKiirinan of the Finance I'oiu- 
mission wrole ilie followin,;; leilei' to 
.lohii Koren, international prison com 
missioner. wlio had been retained by 
(be commis.iiou to investigate the jai' 
and the proposed improvement and 
who ,;;a\e liis views 10 Ihe council on 
.Monday instead (U' to llie commission; 

••|n uew of llie faci that you ha." 
not lve|)i yoiii- agrceineiii wiili llic 
)'"inance Conimis.-ion in reference lo a 
report on Lie (ondition of the .Suffolk 
County jail. I v.oiild suggest that you 
liiT'd not make ini> reporl !o the rnin- 
nii:-sion ai this lime. i will suinnil 
the r.-o I , In the )'"inance 1 'ninniissin.i 
and wiii ad', ise ynu wiial adinn ilic 
cor. -'li.ssion has decided 10 laki. la 
refero^ice 10 your repori." 

IMASS MEETING ON 
SCHOOL situation 

Mothers and Others Interested in 
Child Welfare Plan for Pub- 
lic Piolest Against Closing 
While Non-Essentials Open 

".•\ lUiiss iiiecting to protest against 
the closirig of srdiools liccanse nf lack 
of coal, while thousands of Inr.s of] 
I'Oal are '.vitliiii easy reach of i'.nslnn. j 
aiid biiilding.s wi.'hiii tiie cily are: 
sloi'id Willi coal enough not only fori 
lh:s year but wiHi reserve suppli'.'S 
for next year also, is being planned 
by mothers and niliers interested in j 
child and civic, welf.-irp. 

They express themselves as aliso- 
lutcly opposed to a continued close of i 
."chool.s while saloons, motion picture 1 
houses, theaters, clubs and oth<n' non- 
essential inKlitutions arc allowed to 
remain open. They declare that the 
civic force.s of the city a.s renre.sented 
by its children, are iiecoming detnoral- 
ized and thretilen ,;irave danger should 
the school (dosing bo permitted to con- 
tinue some time longer. Children, 
they declare, ate in many instances 
driven from their liomes by Ihe ab- 
Konce of heat and in a large number 
of caseu could not be held anyway as 
their mothers are away at work and 



the restraining influence is "1"^ ^^'' , 
drawn. The children »P*'"'', """[Lye 
motion picturt: houses gsttia,? ' 
both warmth and entertainment, la'- 
latter oftentimes of a character «"« 
for presentation before children. L.ei 
to their own devices and the atttar-j 
lions of the street, they scl "'to °"-' j 
chief and there results an accumula- , 
tion of untoward conditions that win j 
reiiuire much labor and time to rem-, 
;,,i.. The.",," condition.", mo! hers de- . 
dare, must be slo|)iiod as ."oon ;w \^"°-\ 
sihle. , '■■ 

The present plan is lo call a meet-, 
ing for Monday evening al Faneuil ■ 
Hall. Announcements will be nv.'M 
later. 

Through the offer of the Thomas tt. 
Plant Company the Lowell and Wy- j 
man schools in Jamaica Plain will! 
reopen on .Monday. Despite the | 
hoards of coal in other buildings no 1 
other offer cd' assistance has been i 
received and buildings eontinue to j 
clos;;. The .fohn Winf.nop building 
clo.s'Al at noon to.lay. Normal school, 
pupils will assemble for classes at the '. 
Charlestown High School on Monday. 1 

I'\)r afternoon sessions. William Ciil- j 
len P.ryant pupils of the Diilaway , 
district will be accommodated in the j 
Norfolk Center House: Margaret! 
Fuller pupils, in Ihe liowdileh districtJ 
in the Hillside Sidiool; Tuekernian 1 
pupils, in the Gtisinn didriet, in the. I 
(Tioale Hurnham School, Frederick W. 
Lincoln districi. 

The third, fourth and fifth grades of 
the VVilliain lilackstone School and th ; 
second, third, foiirtli and nftli gi/iecs 
of the Winchell School are jirovidcd 
for in the Wendell PhiHip" building. 
tJradevS four to eight, inclusive, of the 
Thomas Gardner School will reijort in 
their own building at 12:4r) Monday 
for their books before transferring to 
the Washington Allston building for 
afternoon se.ssions. Pupils of the 
third and fourth grade portables of the 
Gerniantown district begin session" 
in the Gerniantown building .Monday 
afternoon. 

Oak Squaio pupils will report Jtlon- 
day afternoon at the Mary Lyons 
building. 



INAUGURf L TO BE | 
IN FANpLJIL I lALL^ 

Preparations Beins; C ompietedi 
for Iirstallatton ol Mayoi'i 
Andrew J. Peters Next Week' 

Preiiai'ai ic n.-, lor iTic in,niir,i! alic.ii of '■ 
Andrew .1. I'eiers as .Maym' of Kiistoii] 
next Monilay iii(>rning are being coni-| 
pletel. Today the tickets of ailinistiion ' 
to liisloiic i'.ineuil Hall, where tha', 
ceremony is m lelie iTko ■>, are. lieing 
sent out. Tlie pi'ogriiin, inn, \,\ iiracli-' 
eally completed. ■|'liere wiil |„. mtip) 
(d' formality. .A.'cnrding i,, n,,. jirpj 
gram aniicuuecd wiili Muiclion „( j|^ 
Peters, ihe inviled guesis ure to as-' 
semble ii; 1''aneuil Hall at iO ngji ' 
iVIonday morning. 



^lE MAYORAL 

'y'>i' Curli-y Is Ktill porplnxoa 
iniiiff tlio iip|)i,iiitinpnt ut .1. sui 
!"luul;>iit rif siiiiplics. A . foro . 
lliose wlio NouKMt to be appointi'd 
as election comniispioiipr wlien It w;ih 
believed tliut ICNclion Coinmr. Mm- 
tin would be conliinied as ttio new 
suixolMiendcnt by the Civil Scrviei; 
• 'onnnis.iion. are nuiv cantlidoier! fnr 
the supply i;..!.., and ijonc of I hem 
have ever had experience no h\.v :n- 
can l)f li'arned. 



? 



I f!?"'^'?.. ">"^e""rowerful as a flre :,Bbt- 
' rnuieni. beeanse o£ the luup: 



in«- ln.= 



of the Mayoi-K 
; recently di.s- 
t'Hy Jlospital, 



John Minphy. (!n< 
'(Beei-eturies, hIk, \v 

i:hai'KiHl floni the 

passed iIdoukIi the Mayor's Gate yes 
terday for the first time in man.\- 
«-eeUs. lie did not relinii for work, 
however, as \v must first rrenperat'-. 
ire inlends In sppod a few weeks 
awa/'From the eitv. .-■- 



rip/ to ''(y^i'a^ffi^ 
for PJndg-el' (.•kit. 




1h prol/ibly 
<Jo/hmr. yarven, 



annonneeiK yestrrda.v 
(!ic lillT budget rtoi'S 



A tri 
Kiore fo 
\r;iyi 

I h;it ;t' work 
not iii(j;;resK mori' rapidly he may 
find it necessary to ta1ie the Comniis- 
■lioner alonp: ivith hini on his trip to 
I he Windy City where he will speak 
Feb. 2i'. It will be a case of work as 
mneli as possible on the hujje dotii- 
mcnt from now on to get it comphicd 
before Feb. L'8. 

Commr. ATtirphy of the Public 
■Works l)(pl. and Ensineer Cariy of 
tl'.e sanif dipai tmcnt. who left about 
a w.cl; af;o on a tour tbronsh tlie 
Middle W>>st to view bridse device3 
and sewer disposal works, are ex- 
pected to reHii'n lo Uoston befov 
the end of the week. ,\nionL: ih' 
plntrs visit. 'd arc' Rnfr.il.). Cleveland. 
Driroit .iiid .Milu aukoc. 

•Several tlui.isanil invitations to lie 
Mayor's inaugural are beinp: sent 0111 
from the Mayor's office, and if onl.\ 
half of tin- siicils accept It will In 
necess,.ry to elian;;.- the place of tP 

Ih-eiy fri.m 111 I .\Idi-iinani. 

|i|iaiobcr to 'rienionl Ti niple, an iv 
more ih.,n .'ieii persons can !.■■ sqii.. /,. , 
into the old chamber. 



«rep fakfii j,, motorization. He had 
MO wordj of triticism of Cominission- 
0*^ urad V- 

It i'- 
■• ' -. said that rumors of a resigna- 
tion to come have been inspired by 
certain firemen and that there Is a 
sronp who would if |>ossib!i! t.,rce 
<-Ii':i'ly out. 

There is a well grounded opinion 
that, if Crady retires, the Mayor will 
apjioint- in .tiis ]>laco Clnef I'oter V. 
McDonoogh. one of the most popular 
olTiei,un ill the department. 

Mayor Curley has lieen watchins" 
I wiii: int<'rest the developments of this 
' fend. Ife knows all tibout it, but has 
refused to take )vart in it. ,Shuuld 
Gnidy liaiid in his resignation, it 
woidd be iiromi.tly aecejited. It is .said, 
and there is little doidit that Chief 
JIcOono\ii,'li Would be appointed. ' 

CfJirmir. (irady has been a member 
e)f tho I'ire Dejiirrtment since May 2, 
tS7-l. He was nromoted from (o.e po- 
sition to Jinoiiier |.urely on merit, his 
friends a.sKert. He iias always been 
rcKarded a.s a skilful lire tighter. 
^ When Ma.vor trurlev took office 
l.'harles IT. Cole was Firo Commission- 
er. It happened that the Ma.\or did 
Jiot like Cole, .-md, when. Cole submit- 
ted his vn.ijiir,,.,tj,,„^ tirade 
pointed 



CITY HALL NOTES 

Mayor Cinley'.s p- Ivato office In 
City Hall and the Curley mansion on 
Jamaicaway are gettin.c: their annual 
.semi-annual clcaninK durinj? the ab- 
sene,; of the Mayor and -Mrs. Curley 
in Pliiladelphia. The crew of city 
employees doinp the Nvork are operat- 
ing under the direction of "Assistant 
Mayor-" Charlie i'ower. 



iip- 



pointed. -mm.^A » X 

VT THL^S? OR'sl^VTE 

^dayor Curby, ulio has lieen devoi- 
iiif,' the itrealer part of the last week 
l«i the preiinration of his inau.^ural 
address to be delivered Monday. p\ii 
the finishin.e toiu'hc."! on the maii'i- 
script today and .sent it to the cit'. 
lirinter. He will now devote evi'r\ 
afternoon lexclnsively to the pi-epnr.i- 
(ion of '!|e,1037 Ini4c'e^.fn"7 



Tor.hjiil is 11).' bi- r.i?;bl 
Kearsar;4e ( -lii!, i,r Ward i;; 
the members of wbieb are 
supporters of Mayo- curley. 
attend their 

cioriial Hall c^n Dudlry st. .lohn ,1 
.Morl.y is ihairman of the cominitt 
oi charge of the .affair. 



for Ih 

most oi 

st aunt '11 

who will 

ball foni.Kht in Inlei 

c^n Dudlry st. .lohn 



: GRADY NOT ASKED 
BY MAYOR TO OUITi'' ■■■■""'Vr"'"'-"' - 

V.H. J v ^Wiibe irMiisialed ru bis old job. a qu. > 



Tom Cofley, suspended elevairM 
.sriprrintendeni. k iio is iloiiig a tur:. 
at till Howard this week, received .r 
travrdli'i.!;- \ta.^ presented to him last 
iiif^ht at tlie theatre by .1 rleleualioii 
of friends. Tl;c |iassiii;;- of tire hai 
dill not nre.'t willi ia]);d i-.-sponse ic. 
the ]iart of the elevator operators in 

1 
I 



mi Ural 



•annot be an:<\v(i-.'d. 



'COMMISSIONER IS TO l''i".'il details n,r'r,|irin.; th.- ,,M 

City Council lomorrou- no. .11 c e ^ 

RESIGN, SAYS RUMOB"""'"- "'' 'i'" "'-'u- couneii ami ih'. 

-Mayor's hiau.sural addres.s .M.imia.\ 
are beiny- romplelori. The lunchri.r, 

Firemen's Clique Reported X^^.'^'Zl:' Z vt'^'l'^^::ZZ 
Be Towns' to Force ,^'"' •''.';■' ""■. i'""' " 'o ,i,pn,:,'.. 

^^;«;_^>*r"i5, to JOrce ( .11,,,, 1 Monday ..vil! l.e i;;.,-^,,, j,-, ,,, 

y .i'il.\- I'hil, at the sam.' li.iui'. 



Hiiy .vO-iU 



A'^aid llr.i,i,„,'J' 



npin 



liri. .M.i.vrir..; expert;,, 
orl erowd at the iian- 



layor jiurl. .\ .\ r st. rrl.-: 
the .sli.?hle.st hint htul/been Rivei .uruirr; .Mmida.v. ev.-ry available small 
him to Fire Commis.iloner Grad; ■""■■i'K'i'-''iick chair in I'ity Han nl^i 



, the Anne.x 



t the Commissioner'i/ rcsignatioi 
s desired, Ilimiors io the seiiera }^,,','.''''\ " 
ect that (Commissioner Crady wa the .settees there nou 



beiim rounded np ainl 

ilir> ol.l Aldermanic Clnmi- 

iUi.- th's typi. of r iiair j.iid 

it will br- ,.,,s- 



;aboiit to resign and that the nrayo srble to .seat about .wn prisons but 
hoped he would do so have been i less Ihan loo eh.airs hav,. so'far'b.J. 

I circulation. The mayor said, howevc. lo, .ited and there is still room 1,1. 

I that so far as he wiLs able In observr another 100 amoiiK the settcs Ti 

Uhc lire department is as eiflcieut to may be nee, ssarv to hire 100 or"mo,.n 
.day OS ever in Its rank and (lie, am .-hairs km- tl-.e occasion 



l-'redericlc W. Ilicharason, a clerl; i'^ 
the Assessing Department and the 
oiliest employee in the city's employ 
111 point of .service, ha.s been confined 
to his liorin' for .several weeks by 
iliius.-^, but re))orls Indicafe that he 
is recivering de.sjrlte Jiis advanced 
age of more than 80 years. He, en- 
tered the service in lSr.7. 



Mayor Curley'.s assistant secretary, 
.''tandish Willcox, who acted as nul- 
nicipal heautv contest judge recently, 
has been selected by* the priest of a, 
big parish in a nearby city to assume i 
a similar role in tho beauty contest I 
the palish will conduct in the near] 
i'future. That Is all that Stanley will 
! tril just now. except that Catheryn 
I V. Devine cf Howard ave. Is not 
eligible as a contestant. 



Councilor-elect Fianci.s J. W. F.ird 
of South Koston v paid an inforinal 
visit to City Htill Wednesday anil was 
warmly greeted by several depart- 
ment beads and employees as well aa 
other friends whose names cannot be 
foiiml on the, city payi-oll. Denpite 
the fact that he v.as endorsed by tjie 
Goo G00.S, he .savs that he. is going 
to start right by being fiielid of 1 
every mernber of the new City Coun- 
cil. He did not stop at the Mayor's 1 
office 



O'MEARA'S STAND ON 
ONE-DAY-IN-EIGHT 

Police Commissioner O'Meara ex-' 
ipresscd liis altitude ooi-.cevning one' 
day in eight fur members of tho Po- 
lice r)e[>artment in a .ger.eral order] 
published May :,. 1;)16, which reads in. 
part as foliows: — "In face of the fact' 
that with few peculiar ex-oeptions the' 
employees of tne Stato and of the, 
City of Boston other than the police 1 
jire limit. 'ri by law to a .service not to 1 
exceed eight hours ;i day, or 4"* hotiv.'J 
w wer-k, no arguments other than, 
that of tinancial inability mi tiie part' 
of the city ooulil justify the contin- j 
uance of a police sei"\'ice of approx- 
imately R'l hours a week, ficrformeu , 
at irreguiur hours of the day and 
night, and suhjei-t to further exten- 
sion whenever required in the public 
interest." 



R i-:coR b ' f£5'3-^rw 




EDISON 
CO. FOR "FARM" 



of 



Superintendent's Garden 
24,000 Sq, Ft. Charged 
To Boston 

BASEB^^L F'ELD ALSO 



Prof. Clifford Can't See How 

These If ems Fall Under 

'\Street Lighting" 



TO NAVAL MIUTIA 



"jmount, substracted from Uie com- 
pany's invpsfment Aliargo of $1,392.» 
(•15, Ip;ivps a vuliio for that property 
of $l,2ri8,i'0O for that property, which 
tlie ciry ia willing: to accept as a fair 
chnrRC. 

*'On that ba.sis," the piofospor (1«- 
flarea, "I pstimato that oiio p.c. In a 
fair nmoant to allot to the city's in- 
terest in that property ho far as It 
(•ITccts the city'B street lUhtInt,'. The 
allotment la Eoniethins over Jl-.OOO." 
Keverting to the subject of litrht- 
inii pole tops, Lfconaru E. EUlen, en- 
Kineer for tho company, explalneil 
Ihat new %\\\ soD.se peek castinKS tor 
magnetiie lamps are beinK siibsti- 
ENTERS Wli) ACCOUNT Itnte.l for %V. goose neck tops because 

the old ones are \'. pounds heavier 

anj have eauned poles to tojiple over 

frequently. His statement that at 
least 100 lamps had fallen to the 
Htreel because of that within the past 
year or two was disputed by the 
'city's i-epresen tat Ives. 

Records of electric lamp poles pre- 

Tennls courts, a baseball diatnornl V^^A -by S. H. Mildram, ono of the 

, .. ..., ., „ ... , . ., cifv's experts, were comparetl iv.th 

and the "farni of one of its Buper- ^..^^^^^^ ^,^ record., air. Mlldr.im da- 

iiitctidents, which the Edison Klec- j.im-d x\\\i.V the major part of the 
trie Illuminatins Co. cluirged to tho Jliuipk, which well within tho period 
account of J^ioston street ligiitinff, relnred td by EnKlr.eer Elden, were 

,.-,,, „_ ,. ,,„ , ,r. knocked down because autotnobiles 

were chmmatcd by Prot. Harry K ^_^j ^,^^^^^ ^^^ ^^,,^j|^,y ;„ ^,^„. 

Clifford of Harvard and Tech in his ^^^^ with the electric light poles. 

expert Investigations for the city. 

The professor testified regarding the 

"welfare property" at the hearing, 

yesterday afternoon, before the Gas 

& Klectric Light Commission. 

Tlie Innd on Massachusetts ave. on 
wl.icli is loeate<l tlie homo of tho lid- 
ison Co.'g superintendent of property, 
comprises iMTT pcj. ft.. th« professoi 
told tho comniissionei-s. JWich o£ the 
ground, part of which is charged to 
tho citizens of Boston, i.? under cul- 
tivation as tho stipenntenueiit's gar^ 
den. 

"A garden of 21,000 or more feet Is 
a sizeable one," exclaimed Commr. 
••NOloinou Lewenbcrg. "I should call it 
a little farm. I know that my plot 
at homo is only 10.000 sq, V- 1 iliS 
the trenches iayself and ^ave re- 
ceived quite an amount of produco 
of the land," 'le explained. "Why, 
last year in the celery beds alone t 

raised " he began. H s stopped 

when he saw tho rcportera working 
overtime. I'rof. Clifford and officials 
of tho comfian-' urged hiir- to go on, 
but ho deciined. IIu sail' he would 
explain further in private. 

"More than 119. OiM fret of land J3 
devoted to a baseball field," the U'"0- 
ff'.'isor said ;v. resuming h.i'i tcstlmonyt 
"and 14-,000 feet is taken up with ten- 
nis coin ts. That land, valued at $171,- 
444, is used for v/elfare work amonff 
the Edison employes ajid should iiot 
bo charged to tho city of Boston. It 
has not the sliglit'-st connection wltK 
street light iag." he said. 

'Tlie value of the three Kdison wel- 
fare bniiain.gK on Massachusetts ava., 
amounting to sifi.1,71S: tho value of 
*he equipment of those buiidi-igs, 
amounting- to ?1S,07S; tho value ot iho 
Ofiuipment of the branch office b id- 
iiig on M.TSsaclriisctts a''c., anioun.'nF; 
to $:m;|,1. and the valuo ot the com- 
pa.iy's laboratory ciitiipment, amount- 
ing lo $2«,4S4. all were ex-'ludecl by tho 
professor fiom tho amoijdt ivldch he 
considers fairly chargtablo to Bos- 
ton st; cet lighting. 

"The total o\'crc.hnrsc, Includin-j 
*lic cost ot land tor baseball flt-ld, 
tennis courts and 'llt'.lfc farm,'" the 
professor .said, "is JS83,U5. This 



MAYOR FOR FLEET THAT 
CAN LICK ANY OF THEM 

Lieutenant-Governor Conlident 

U. S. Will Win If \i 
Goes .to; W^ , f, jr. 



(lovernor Cpl 



I.iiiii. (lovernor Cplvln Coolid.ge and 
.M;iyor .lames M. 'CurUy were the 
guests of honor al tin ;innual diuiier 
of tho First and Second Divisions of 
III!' .Mas.sachusetts Naval Miliii.i at 
111 • Hol>'l Brewster last cveiMiig. I'ay- 
ii:u a tribute to President Wilson by 
lalliiii; him a cool-headed, clear- 
lliinliing lype nt .'\merieaii citizen, 
Willi Iho courage of a Kiiiirtim iind 
the statesman.ship of n .lellVrson. ihi' 
M:iyor said: — 

'llosion has been styled the soul 
. f .\iti<ririi and the mouthpiece of llie 
I'ublic o|iiniori rules Au'erica 
ud here in Uoslon thai opininn 
i.-< .sircMig. I Clin only rMiiclcmn the 
eiiniiiial slowness uilli wiiiih we 
lu-eded tliat call. 

"We should have learned five yciirs 

what we arc leiirnlng todny." We 

lo Dewry when 

UiM|)| ;, ln|M,.,. 



GRADY NOT ASKED 
BY MAYOR TO P 

COMMISSIONER IS TO 

RESIGN, SAYS BimOB., 

Firemen's Clique Reported to 
Be Trying to Force 
Him Out 

JMayor Curley yesterday sai^ j-^*' 
not the .slightest hint had been g. '«" 
by him to Fire Commissioner Grady 
that the Commissioner's resisi'ation 
was desired, nuinora to the general 
effect that Coiiunissioner Grndy wa» 
about to resign and that the mayor 
hoiHMl lie would do so have been In 
circulation. The mayor said, however, 
that so far as ho was able to observe, 
the fire department is as efficient to- 
day as ever in Its rank and fdc and 
much more powerful ns a fire fight- 
i.ig instnnrient because ot.the ionp; 
step taken in motorization. He had 
no word of ei'itlcism of Coininlssion- 
: ei- Grady. . 

It is said that ru.mors of a rrslgna- 
tion to come have been in.'pired by 
I . j-iain firemen and that there is a 
^niup who would if possible force 
< :rady out. 

There i.s a well grounded opinion 
that, if Grady retiies, the Mayor will 
apijoint in his place Chief Peter F. 
.McDonough, ono of iiic most popular 
officials in the department. 
- Mayor Curley has lieen watching 
with interest tlie developments of this 
feud. He knows all fihout it, but has 
refu.sed to take part in it. Should 
tirady hand in his resignation, it 
wouM be promptly accepted, it is said, 
and there is little douirt that Chief 
McDonough would be appointed, 
', Commr. Grady lias been a member 
lof tlio Fire Department since May 2, 
|1874. He was promoted from one po- 
sition to another purely on merit, his 
friends assert He ha.s always lieer 
regarded as a skilful fire fighter 

When Mayor Curley tool^ oftici;^ 
Charles II. Cole was Fire Commissicm- 
er. It happened that the Mii.vor did 
not lilie Cole, and, when Cole sulimit 
t(d his resignation, Grady was ap- 
pointed. 



nati 
loda 



lied 



nill ll.IXe lislr 
lie. aci\;,-r,| lilMl 

iia\ il iMiilcling iirojjrarii, 

"The Spaiiish war dlil n..(. 1. mIi us 
iiuiili," he sa'id, "but let us listen to 
the voice of pulilie opininn and let us 
ba\e :i Meet tliat is ns l.ii- 
111 the woriii and one tliiil cnu ii,.k 

of tlie.n" 



any 



'A'/V.U/ 



/> - / 2. ' '1'- 



MES FORMER 
FY OFFICIALS 

S EDISON MEN 

Permit C!nik Declares Majority 



Positions— Expert Says Bos-; 

ton Pays for Corporation's! ue njso Hctonsied. the compaji 



tfstlflert .lijp,t si: ''?Ji»r i-Q -f DO ..-.ent? is 
niflilu for sftting nr ,.; ioratJnK rvery 
piolf *i;.'Kar(ilc»s of whn't it is -iiaftll foi",- 
'Jnlcf^s •,\. tnunlt'i'in.nul order i.s re-.^eivod 
from IhV lamp ilopiirtn'ont. ' Ho. was 
ordered to prr()aro. a lisT of "no chargo 
oniprs" in lf»r: to ll'li. 'I'liwu fol- 
lono'l hiH tef^tirnoti\' :is to tli*^ antor-cd- 
f}\\\B of ICdlsoii offlnals. 
Charges City for Welfare Work. 
I'rof. H. v.. I'nifford, at th,; afternoon 
•f.iislon. arnisert the Rdison Compa^ny 
of olinigliic lis Ro.-i.-il wclfiiro work to 
thf. rity. Ih-saiil ■■M'iro than till, 000 
fpet 01' land la devoted to a 'hfiseball 

of Coinpairy's Agents at Cityineid, ami' 142.000 to tenniB courts. 

HI, r- 11111.. , i That land, vaUiert at $171,444, V?i used 

all f-OrmerlV Held Municipal ■ for welfa™ wofk amonK the Bdl^on em- 

[ iiIoye.«. and sltotild not be charged to 
the .ity. U has not thf ."lightest eon- 

j nettlon with .xtrcnt lightln 

■• ' ' the 

charprins to thp eity street lighting ar 



of 



Welfare Work'^ j 

■f"Im .1. ,\I\il|pii. jjonnil clork t! Mip 
publU' wor-k.i dt-partment of the city,, 

i.testlfiod before the public servire 
commission yesterday in the Ediaon : 
invest lE;;itinn that the majority of, 
Iho Kdison agent.s at the rily halt are 
former oily officials. 

In reply to sharp riuc'slioiiinK l.j . 
Commissioner J^ewenberR. the witnc.*.? i 
nafned Alvah H. Peters, fornirr ■!'■■* 
messenger; Charles Knright. \ and I 
"Cole", son of the wire eontmispioner," 
a.s Kdison agents, and .added tliat there 
were others. , William H. Lett, tiie • 
Edison superintendent of rifiht of wav. 

I was firtivrli- wiie . oniir.i,««i..ner for tl'i.' 
ell>, 

Delivnrs Permits to Agents. 

Clerk Mullen said lie nialie.') a cliarse ! 
jOf 6tl centa for each permit. lie doe.s i 
I not .send the permit to the compacy, I 
I but delivers it to one of the agents. t 

A.sUed what .Tohn H. Lee does around \ 
City Hall, the witness replied : "I never I 
had anything to do with him, and I ' 
don't know what lie dors." 

Ijeonard K. Kidon. electrical engineer 
for the prdison. declai-cd that the city Is 
charging llie company tor permits jo 
orect poles 'svhich arc used in connec- 
tion with Boston street liglitlng. .■\lor.- 
thun 4000 pole.i had been set since lOIo, 
the city charging,' .".0 cenlj a jiole. he 
said. 

Corporation Counsel PuUivan dcnle-j 
that a eharse is maile for polts. and 
Ssent foi- Clerk .Mullen .\Ir .Mullen 



count the superlntcndants' "garden" or 
''farm." occupying i'>'-irt of an area of 
-4,177 sciusre feet on .MassacViusetts 
avenue. He added that the vaUie of 
the three ■welfare buildings. $16,'!, 718, 
equipment $1S.07S, and eriulpment of of- 
fice buildings in Ma.'isachtrsctts avenue 
JDfiOI. and labnratory efiulpoient, .'TO,- 
4S I. ouglit all 1o i>c e.xclude^l from tlie 
amount whicli lie saya should he con- 
sidered as fairl\ chargea.blc to B-'.^- 
ton street lighting. 

He declared that a total of 5.'!,'i3.1 l.i. 
representins; flic al'oce and siiniiai 
items, riughl to he subtrarted from the 
companj-'s investment estlitiate tif 
$l,.7ii2,0i:). leavlngf $1,L'OS,900. 

"On that basis.' he said, ''t estimate 
that ..ne per emit, or !f1i.'.Oon is a fair 
amount to allot to the city's interest 
in that propert.^'." 



m'B^- TlhW IQMO ATTEf^D 

FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL 

Mayor Among Officials of City 
md State in the Throng at 
Mechanics Hall. 

M,n.- lh,ipHi.i "• licrsMii.'s. m;i'i.%- of 
Uiciii promfiifjjH ;.it.-«;itc ;in.) city af- 
lalr.^. attcnddili. •4;'«1i|fl|fl»l concert 
and hall. of the Boston ***« a iid pro- 
i lectlve deparlments la.-l nichl at Mc- 
' chaiilcs Hail. The affair ^^ a.-j one of the 
I most successful over licld by ,the de- 
I partments. 

The concert, given by Moore's o^-hes- 

1 8 o'clock and 

d 



tUKLhl iJACK 
WITH IDEAS ON 

/IftfJ^np |»T/^ ¥f f% I I Ira of 10 pieces, began at 8 o'clock an 
LUl llJNuri. L. l"".'inu"d until 9. Dancing follow, 

V r ' '■ ' ' " ' — I < 'oMiniis.sloner ,l.ihii (Irndv, <'lii. 



.Mayor f^urlc.v retutned tnriav from h 



cago with 1 

Ing the .-o.'-l of frin,),-;. Tluy arc: 
] I'.nlrol and dislribulion of all frelgl 

car.^ b>- tlie federal government. 
I Fe<leral regiilaticn ''f i^riccn r.f ;i 
jftaple fon.i.i. 

j Jmmediate phi'lm; of an rtunatgo ( 
I foodstuffs. 

\A'liilc in \Aasiiington the ni.'nor i ir 



I 

I'ctcr )■'. Mcl'onoiigh, Samuel Al>h,ut. 

, ; upcriiitindent of the i-rotective depaitr 

three-day (rip to \\ a "'.liiiKton ami ''hi .|,,.|,|, and I'Mwiird Mc'ionmigh, aide to 

liroo dclinite olan.^ for redu^ tlic chief, made up the rrccptioii coiil- 

imttee. iNpnl.' chiefs .lolnr o T.-ilicr 

and Daniel I''. .S.nnott were in charg : 

of the general committee. A number of 

officcr.s aiid flrcincu attended in their 

unii'onus 

IdAtrirt Chi.'' \\iir..im .1. ilaffcx wan 
floor marsll.-i; and CaiU. 'rlioma.-J .Mul- 
doon ,-i:id I.I. I'm':! 'l.-i\in .'ts.sisted hint. 
C'i(>c l.ofn'/.o I >. M-r!!l\ aiivl' lAs. John 
i'. \Val.-!h and Joliii McCarthy were ni 
I'harK'' of a loti.g li.^t of ai.i.^ 
f.-ricii wiih I ongrcisman Chailc: .1 .Mayor and Mr.-!. Curlc> were aiiionf; 
Adancon, fatlicr of the eit;lil-lio;ii laij those TireK"iii. 'on. .Mc'iil wa.i iirc- 
ro.-id law, who af,iec,i ,o ,lr.,ft Mils j vented front Ml."'!'";;, "'xl -„i :,, Ms 

1 r.-nrcs.nla(!\" i.-i|.i, l.'iciic. .'t former 
cover the inuxors j.laiis for lederal ' olj ,,,,|„p,,,,,, ,.,.i,ini.-inder. 
Irol of food pi Ices and of frefaht car.>. 




Grand Jury Ukely to lnv«str- 
gate as Reutt of Pelle- 
tier's Action^ , . 



,-f 



OIST.-ATTY. GOES OVER 

EVIDENCE OF NEGLECT 



A rranfl Jtirj- eftermath of the Hot4l 
r-no-, Are is probablft as a result of a 
.'anference held at the. district sttor- 
rey'B office today bef«-een the attcmey. 
erd Building Commissioner Patrick 
O'Henn-,. The grand Jury sat today to 
<«nsidrr c-itra butlness left over from 
last w.el:. When they reiKirt toinorro-w 
monilnp Dlst.-Atty. Pelletier will have 
to net..rn.'.,.e ^"hethsr there a.r.-? matters 
connected -with the, Are and the aiTa.nBer^! 
ment nt flr.« escai>es at the hotel which \ 
need grrand iury attention. j 

j Pelletier is understood <^ kavai SSWiS 
into recommendations th« bUlWinK com-; 
mlssioner made ;o the hotel managment j 
some time a(fo. Some of these reoom- ( 
mendations were adopted and. It is salfl, 
no attention -was paid to others. 

rf the district attorney decld«a on a 

irran<3 3iiry quiz, many of the gruests 

who fled from the fire will he mim- 

moned to tell ho-w- they made their tra^ 

.-Hit and how difficult or pa.«!y e«c«pe -WTM.' 

Joseph Collins, -tvho effected his •»- 

c&pe >y letting himself down a rope at 

torn sheets, would be one of t|i» wlt-^ 

iiessea called by Pelletier. An Inatllry' 

would be made into the way the elava- 

lors were liand'ed and hoiv long they 

-cpr"! available forscrvicadurlne t!i« flre.^ 

Building Commle^'oner O'Hearn and ; 

.iLset. f'orporatir.ji Coimsel Edward T. 

MoGettrick conferred ^v;th Mayor Cvif-. 

ley relative to tlct tUe.' Followln* thi- 

conference the iniiyor s.iid that inas-; 

much as 0'>lcarn, had been questioned 

'bv the district attornc reg-arding th« 

niatlc; he didn't care to bay Btiv»>>(Ti»' 

about what transpired lie gavf. the 

same anwsor to 1.. C. riio-. pTOprieto* 

of the hotel. -Khtin ho dropped In totlfty 

]to discuss tl'.e sjovies 111 JioRton newb- 

Ipaiicrs to the effj.'cf thai the bntoi ntfie. 

iii-^ had not carried out th< rfMimnuuid* J 
jatio,,.-, ..r ;;-.r b'Cii'dins •u-iwrUueByl.t'J, ; 



■^ilB. li/^ ^ ' Pi'B -^-'Y// 



mmwi OF 

$383,115 UIO 
TO EDiSON CO. 



Pubiio Worka X>epartnient, waa called 
o tRstify to the methods of appiylnB for 

nd Issumg permits by the lildlson Com- 
lany. He told the commission that ho 
Issued the perrsilts after they have bc^n 
tpproved by the city wire deptirtnient. 

He MB 1(1 he firave the permits either tn 
Klviih It. I'fterx, former city messen- 
ger, or u Mr. Knwright, both of wliorn 
ire mimleipal agents lor the Kdlhon 
,'ompany, Mullen .said. 

"What does John H. I,r'> do around 
"■lly Hall?" a.=iked ('oinmiK.sioner r.owen- 
•erir. "1. ie.s he nah for permit.s?" 

"He never a.skcd me fur a permit. ' 
.liillen replied. "1 never had anything 
do with him ana I don't know what 

e doe.s." 



OTYHAll NOTES 



expert Claims City Should 

Not Pay for Tennis and 

Baseball Fields. 

3THER WELFARE 

EXPENSES INCI I mFH "^^'^ Official Treasury Figure 

" -^V^^'-'l^i^LJ for the, fiscal year endinK Jan. 1 will 

show abalanee of $1 ,150,(JiiO, aecordiriB 

Cost Used as Basis for Fix- *° *l^y°' Curley-s prediction yesterday. 

j^ . c T-v Ttiis 'noney will all bo "velvet" for tlie 

!ng Price of Boston mayor to spend during the last year o£ 

Street Lighttnp' '"'* ^''"''"'^''"^''"''' ^« " ^o«s not aftect 



amount that ean 



An ovfrcharirn of $j!f3,1l5 ^-'connei'tion 
with the eon.structlon of tesnnl.-) courts. 
Iia.sphalt field, a .sm.ill farm and other' 



the maximum 

appropriated. At ti.o end of the liist 

year or the Curley admlniHtration there 

hortage of $ii3,000 instead of any 

Uem. Should he eliminated from U..\^ hj:^^ '^J!::'':^ ^:''::, 
employes' welfare account submitted by at the end of the third year there is 
the h:,iii«.ni Company as a hRtLs for de- ^ balance of . $1,150,(XK). The mayor it 
termlnlng the price of .street ;;8iitinK in ''-'-I'-^d over the fiKure, a.s it make,- 
Hn.ston, according to the tc^itirnony Po.ssiblc cxtei]»ive iiahu-y r.-ii.se.-, a tVv 
Slven to the Gas Commission vestcroay ' months :. "'itu^is canipiv/Kii 
hy Prof. Harry K. Clifford, expert for! / _^ , 



■lien.s. 



'prot'ciifrord tola the commission that!?^*^ Collector John J. Curley 



the land on Ma.^sachusetta a-venue, on "'''■"'''"'"^*-'-'' '""eh of the credit for li;u int 

which !.<! located the 'lome of the Edison ■'"l'"'! "P such a bit; balance on the Iuhi 

Company's superintendent of property, ''' '^' ''iivs of (he fl.scal year. Amont; hi' 

Comprises 1.M.177 feet, and that a part of 'leroic measiire.-i were the writinR of 76( 

It 13 under c.iUlvation aia the superin- appeals to heavy taxpiyers to help out 

tendents garden. tlio adminlstratlo,i h 



Used for Welfare Work 
"More than UP.fKlo feet of land !.s de- 
voted to a baseball field," the professor 
said, "and Itl.OriO feet !.■! taken up with 
tennis courts. Tliat land, valued at J171,- 
444, Is used for welfare work amoiiK the 
Bdlson employe."!, and should not be 
charged to the city of Boston. Tt h.if; not 
the slightest connection with 
Ilffhtlng. " 



eottin- their 
nioaey Into the treasury heroi;e the new 
fi.=ical year opened on yesterday morn- 
ing. It was by similar method.-} thai 
former Mayor John F. Fitz.i^erald rollen' 
up a balance of %f,?.\sm during tlie few 
weeks before he steppi'd cut of office 

Mayor Curley berated the action of his 

prciieee.sHor on the Broimds that it con- 

.., ,..-, -""""'Pd a fnlse showing and in.-toad of 

street being a balance, he ,a.nserted that It w.ts 

borrowed in advance. 



The value of the three Edison welfar* 
buildings. In Mas.'^achuaetts avenue. The Mavor's Tnaiio-iira' AAA^^r.„ 
amounting to 11(B.718; the value of the ,,".,»!,,. ^ , -^"^^g^rai Address 
equipment of those buildings, amount- 
ing to JW.fW.S; the value of the equlp- 
/iient of the branch -iffico building In 



Massachusetts avenue, amounting to 
$MM, and the v.tIuc of the company's 
l.nboiatory equipment, arinjuntlng to 
('-'0,4S4. all were excluded by tlie pro- 
'essor from the amount which l>e con- 
Iders fairly chargeable to Boston street 
Ighting, 

"The total overcharge. Including the 
:o»t of land for baseball field, tennis 
:oiirts and "little farm," the professoi 
mid, "Js J.'«,1.1!5. This amount, sub- 
.racted from the company's Invo.itmenl 
■h. ,ge of J1,.'..'3,o;.'', le.aven a value for 
that property of $l,a)V,9fiO for that prop- 
erty whicli the city i.^ willing to a'-cept 
.aii a fair charge. 

"On that ba»is." the professor de- 
cl.ared, "T estimate that 1 p"r cent. Is 
a fair amount to allot to the city's in- 
terest In that property so far as it 
ajfects the city's street lightinc Ttie 
allotment is something over J12,C0O. ' 

Never Gave Lee, a Permit 

th« niomlnc session yest«r<1a;y 



threatens fo be a loni? document in 
.-ftrjking eompiulson with hiH ter.^io 
sI-eeche.^ ,iurinK the pa.^t two ve,-,r."'i 
when lie did not have a canipninn f.,v i 
rc-<.i,„,tinn facing him the follov.hif,' f.-ill I 
It had reached the »len*th or BS cjcsely I 
typewritten .«heet.H yesterd.nv. ,,„,] the I 
mayor Informed Secretary rower th.-t ' 
Instead of working over the m.TlPrii.l to' 
8o into the address any longer It was ! 
time to get out Ihe blue pencil nnd ' 
.--t.-irt pruning It into " ' 

form. 

It i.^ hinte.l ti.ai tl 
iuiiugiiral will ill, lini,. the advorrtine rf 
a iiiimtier of sound municipal reforms 
ili.-it,will he a surinlse and th.-it will 
."IHKo many guns thnt are bebir trained 
I on him by his political opponents 



a more condensed 
contents of the 



A GOOD BiLL * 

Souata bill 209, provitllug that city, 
>!ection8 on the lioeuse question b» 
hold on the date of the State election, 
has been the Instrument of reveallngj 
a strange Inconsistency among tbe 
ajitl-liqiior force.'', 

At the hearing beiore the commit- 
teo on election lawn, the Anti-Saloon 
League opposed the bill on gi'ounds 
that city license elections should be 
purely lotal aifaira. That wa3 their 
only objection of Ihe plan. And >et 
the Aall-Salooi! League believes in 
State piohibltlon— and 'it will not 
deny that a State election brings out 
a bigger vote than a city election, 
V'urther, the I^oagtie knows perfectly 
well that city politics is often domi- 
nated by the liquor issue, to the detri- 
ment of both politics and morals. 

Why hold out for the old mixing 
of rum and city polities? The anti- 
saloon workers no'w have some In- 
fluence in city politics. Are they 
seeking to retain that at the expense 
of a bigger and iion-parlizun vote on 
license? ^^-t^'sj ^ 



J ft N ' /S' -''?/) 

DENIES HARVARD 
BARRED WIDOW 

Only Followed Long Estab- 
lished Rule in Case of 
Mrs. Skeffington. . 

Harvard did nothing r",re than fol- 
low out a long-established rule in 
changing the place of Mrs. P. .Shcehy 
Skeffington's lecture from Kmerson 
Hall to the [I;,rvard Union, according 
to a statement made hy Prank W. 
Hunnewell, I'd, secretary to the cwpora- 
tion, ye.'iterd.i.y. She wns not barred in 
any .«en.se of the word. 

"Some time ago the members of the 
Deutsche Verein came to me to sec.iro 
permii..sl,m for the use of Kmerson Halt 
for a lecture by. Mrs. Skeffinston 1 
cave them permission. Later when T 
.U.scover,-,; tiiat Mrp. Skeffington's lee. 
tiira was in tiie iiatiir.t of prop..,g,,nda 1 
asked them to change tile pla.'e.,<if t'h. 

ih:^" -id'"' '":, 'T''-^ ^^^-^'^ 

"A long-esfiimlshed rule Hif {inrvaM 
prohibits Y>n,i,agandi.sls from ii.^hig .u^ 
cnllcg.i lA:ture rooms fi,r -»,.,„.>,„'■ 
<'>at nature. The tfai vard tl'nCU 
e.iualjy .»ul ,■.., le f„r the p-urpoHe, \Zt 
the ,K-.lur,,l phice for .M.eakera t„ L " 
dres^s Ihe stinb.nt, ^ '" ad- 



At 
Jobn 



J^Ufi^ MAO - F.6 6 



.? - 



/ 9/ 



Journal Reporter Is 

I S atisfied With Jail 

Inspection, Talks With Prisoners and Contact with 
Menu Result in Opinion That Institution Is 
Managed as Well as It Can Be. ^ _ 



By Harold Bennison 

DpseriPd Hospiial, Charles tilrcot Jail, 
Fell. 2.— When the Itev. Pr. F. W. MaleJ-, j 
chiiplain of the jail, told ti3 today that' 
th« City Council spoke hefore It hfid at 
full knowledBP of the facts, he ex- 
piosfied the same thought that has been 
in my mind ftn the la.st 24 hours. For 
after havinp; talked privately with a« 
many prlsoner.s a.i 1 wanted to, and 
hearing .ill the coiuylainls they have to 
make. I nm convinced that the jail in 
lun U.I will as any jail of Us kind can 
he run. 

The Charl",? Ptrept .Jail ha.s about 200 
cells In wliicJi iirisonera am kept. Som« 
ai-e used as tran.-sfer coll;), to hold pris- 
oners whu.se cells ire being clc<ani!!d or 



■'</ 



Good Food Served 
The food served to the men is of good 
quality, as I have said before. It waa 
enouKb to satisfy me. but I was nol 
lockrd up In a cell 23 hours of 24. Be- 
1 ause 1 v.Jus exercisiuK more vigorously 
th.'iri Ilio pi'i.sonf-r.s I needed more food, 
but tlie men say they have enough. 
' Many of the iiri.'^onerH who stay for 
three months or more weij-'h more when 
they leave than when they come in. 
Many of them, too. save sonie of their 
dinner and eat it at supper time. 

The medit al attendance was very se- 
verely oritlcdzod. Tlic prisoners are not 
examin(^d when they rone in, and the 
<'lty Council thinks they .should lie. 



repaired, and other." ai-e .^^o poorly ■ Thf-re a.re to my mind three Rood rea- 
lighted and ventilated as to be uutit Torj "ns for not examininK the new prison- 
occupation. There have been more than | •''■»• First, many of t he prisoners are 
;!00 prisoners 'n the jail since lo.-it \',';«j- 1 balled out almost as soon a.« they reach 
nesday. when 1 sinr'-'Ti !r- in/cstiKalo h" jail, and many more are held there 
the conditions here, l^a.st nitilit there i "'' trial, a mattei- of a few days. More 
were a.'ii, not including the newspaper j '""""'"♦■'"'• however, is the impos.niblllty 
men. C'f examining thoroughly Cm or bO iiri.son- 

Prisoners Want Cell Mates f'" " ''*^' "^' '^''" "'** '"'" """ "■"■■*"■ 

I think that Sheriff (Juinn would he m Vrexam?,,r.ion '',' r'*" ''''' ''"'h" ,'f'' 

J up lor examination and are supertiriallv 

glad to have the City Council toll him i examined. 

liow to put 32i; men in 200 cells and not '"^* dope fiend.'-- told me that often 

double up. Moreover, every rrl.«ioner I ' order»''"fnr f.!,'! ""i ■y^'li'-i"^ the doctor 

, . ., , ,. orders for them, but aboul In minutes 

spoke to said he wanted tome one In; after I saw two '•dopios' take the milk 

the cell with him. ^Paraldehyde an.l .strychnine prescribed 

If 1 had lo slay in the cell all a'" '- '" 

I'd be tit fur the pauicj cell 
way one man put It. It is the ex 
p«'rience of all the Jailera that prison 



was loo Dusy io cam nmen, auu"** "T" 

only Interruption being BcUben ""fJJ," 
freiiuent demand. "Pleftse pa«» »• "* 

tcast.'' 

Victim Collapses 

\s e s,»w one example of the Jail •™" 
ciency today. While a new batch 01 
trail-hitters were lining up In '''<'"' ^ 
the desk In the prison hall, one of tM 
newcomers beffan to tremble violently 
Mis.'; Kilzahelh IJllam, the only wom« 
reporter in the crowd, called our at 
tentlon to him. When he stood on tJJ. 
scales he trembled so that it was iil 
most linnosslble to welsh him. «' 
iti'i'ped off the Bfales, walked to tri- 
.i.«k let out a blood-curdling yell a"' 
feil-but one of the Jailers who na' 
noticed his condition was right holv-n, 
him and the iiau landed in the Ja^- 
er's arms. ,,^ 

The prisoner was stretched out on in 
floor, frolhlnK horribly at the nioutu 
and his clothes were loosened. Next i 
spoiin was fon?ed between his teetn t 
prevent him from biting his own tongu. 
in two. Watc- was dashed over hlrt 
and when he came io he was taken t' 
the padded eells. Before he was put i 
he was bathed in hot water for about 8 
minutes. TonlKht h3 says he feels al 
riKbt. 

In clo.=ilng. I want to thank the jailer 
for their muny kiiK-iricsses, and to sa: 
1 am firmly convinced that no specia 
prep«.rations were made for our benefit,. 
Everything went on as usual, according 
to every one 1 qunstloned. The prison- 
ers In the gatc-hou.-sn were all very will- 
In!.' to do anythluK to help me. and one 
ot them even entertained me with an 
I account o.' his travels. 
j "I w;uj down to Newport this morn- 
in.g." he said, while two or three gatli- 
I eie.1 jirnund smillni;, "and then from 
there I went to Taunton, but I Ilka here 
as well n.s any place. You can't beat old 
South Henii. Ind." 

■ Hub: " said 1 wondering what had 
happeincd to me. 
"Oh, yes, I've traveled a lot this 



ors like to have celt-mates 

"Miiny lime.-i pil.soners have asked me 
to tell the sherifT that they want a 
cell-mate," aald Fr. Maie.v. during his 
talk today "They Imi-,- in talk Willi 
some one, or tiiey say they will go 
crazy.'' 

All the men ! talked with said they 
would like to have a religious service 
on Sunday. Whether they wanted .a 
i-liaiKe ti, get out of their cell!.-, or 
whether they were really religious, 1 pVta'i 
don t know. But .Sunday worship In the 
jail is practically Impossible. 



alone, for then., they told me that they hadn't 
a the- bad anv medicine lor 12 hours J told 
them that 1 had seen them take It. 

Say? He Forgot 



"Oh. yes, " eald one, rather wearily, 
"that's right. 1 forgot that." 

Dr. Cllle.v, who has been so generally 
criticized, and wh,-, has resigned, devel- 
oped that treatiiienl for dojie ilend* In 
an enierser.cy do-tors from the Mass.i- 
chuseltfl (JenerHl Hospital are called, 
ami they come at once. It takes them 
alio.it three lulmite., to reach the lall 

vhlcn IS les.s k an a block from the hos- 

"tal. 

'}u^,""'" "^''•1.";"'= some of tbe men 



i morning," said the man in conclusion. 

■Phe olliers i.-iughcd and I realized that' 
I he was a little demented. He travels 
I every morning, so he .said, hut what are 
i h's tra'.'els to me? In the morning I 
j travel home .while my cheery coworkers 
j linger with tile sheriff and write for 
I the Siiurtay papers. 

Messrs. Atl;in.«'on, Blood, Byers. Cell- 
Mate Dyar. Oreene .iml Miss Ellam, 
who never once compliiiiied, 1 will think 
of y<iu tomorr'iw afternoon wliile I am 
stretciied out m jin easy chair, and I 
will wifh you nothing worse than soli- 
tary confinement. 



When I.Y. Malcy was talking with us i^ig Mai.'" -rh^/t '"!;,'"''"*'""'" ^^"" 



be was asked this Tuestlon 

"Would yon lecommend 'to the City 
Council that a cuapel lio built for Bun- 
day worship?" 

The ihaplaln talned eho matter over 
and finally derided that bo wouldn't. 

"1 would have said 'yes' to that ques- 
tlon on general prln.'lple.s, had I not 
learned of the proi'iical dlt'firniltles of 
the plan," he said. "To begin with, 
there are both men ;iji(l women In lh:i 
lall. Then there are Jewe. Protectant.'^; 
and Catholirs in the jail; that would 
neL'cssitate liotding three servicer) for 
the men and three for the women. 

"Again, the men are here .'or sliori 
terms and are not known to the. Jailers; 
tb.">' might get back in the wron;< .ells. 
Armed guards wmiM hava to uttend 
the worship to prote.-t the pri.soners 
against themselves. I would like such 
a chapel, but 1 don't think it Is prc.o- 
tlcable here.' 



rhn!"*i";°"'i'^ ''■'"' """'""? '" '^" with 

that. lie doesn't make the law-- ho 
.nerel.v ol,ey., the courts. ,f „ prisoner 
.Ioe.,n t eome up for trial for a vear he 
iXi^iir '" '"" """•- heoa.rg^; 

arter we had breakfaste.^'rMa'^^ ^^ 
we bU 'B'ent to bed late nn,i L 
stirred un,„ about „ thl.s mo™ ng Z\ 
hetorc breakfast the Rev !■' it , 

who ministers to the Pro e^t„„ ,"' 

oners, talked with u- bm b ?' "'"'"" 

Msley I havegi';,;n',fo,'b"':^rd^!"«J''-' 
they didn't differ In anv ". ' , ■-■ '"'' 
l>r. Helms did ..ay hathe fi'. ""'""' 
cliairel, but he recogXd 11?"''* """^ » 
ncuity of attaining^ it •n',*;^*' f'' 
only dirrr-rencc b^t.v,."; thj. ■"'^^ '^" 

. t-^';/. '--'f «>««« a,;;['z,f'.t '•*" 

t can't think of any an.wcr to thosa S "^',„ . '^ '''"'"« room Usied uuJ fu* 
.cts. The sheriff (eels the same Way. J ™"" ""^ .""•■e.v or the yod«. Every on^ 



facts. 



9 



crrYHMJJiotES I 



-f'jfSM handled, we dare -^ Bay, m any Are 
~' fighting organization could have 
hauiiieu it. BoBton has a right to be 
J proud of that. 



The Depaiiment of Stationery, 

which Mayor Curley and the finance 
Commlraion are both advocating, will 
lie provlde<l Xor In the budget by a 
iir. 000 appi-oprlatior., according to Supt 
(Vi-^cy of the Municipal Printing Vlant. 
Ordera received by Casey ye/t^'l/'-f, >"; 
struct- )iim to purchaao and dlstrlbutu 
all office supplies to the various depur.- 
iri<-K3. The present system Is for earn 
deparlment to piirchar'O In small lots by 
sending their requisitions to Casey. 

Cu.^ey'H new pen and pencil store, un- 
der the new .system, will buy In yearly 
nuantltles. and sell to the derartmen a 
at a .small profit. The mayor expects^ 
i that the annual profit will be larsa. 
i — . 1 

I An Invitation Ftom Baltimore 

i to ad<ire.= 9 tho members of the newly 
i organized Baltimore City Club on March 
U wa. accepted by Mayor Curley yes- 
I tcrday after a talk w",^ Secretary U^ n- 
1 ..1,!., -f tna Boston "ity CluJ). All^.r 




I'vi y 



lEFOR 
\im\ SCHOOL 
HI ililllSFOR 



■TudnB In Baltimore, 



EP 

•'O to \Vilra'...s^ 



the mayor will 
- • • ., on the following 

'"on^hTway back to Boston, the may.vr 
wmJ;^bab^BPond^-aaymI.ew^o^k 



yesterday. J ; 

Council ChambTr Accomtt^oda- 1 
tions , , v» 

,,, „eKt Mondays '"-f""' ";;;^ 
increased by the addition of 100 

. ! - the result of the mayor •■ 
';-tvU he expects a crowd of at 
liniation tl>'" .■'* " ,pi„,g The mayor 
least :m at ^f-,^^^^''X''^^- „,, own in- 
admitted yesterday t.'^l" ^,,^,.j 
au.ural address, as .t s n 



\ 

been \ 

iiuall ' 
in- 
a 
The mayor 



r:Ue"hTm'an hour and a half to d 



that this 
of 



■liver 
Is tot 



t'le l'.)if.-n 



,^ul that bo realizes 
to be ol.erl.'ihea by posterity. 



Tha bliiuncji Mfec 



; 

A TEST 

(jy-Jflre of 



Mayor Urges State to Take 

Control of Juvenile 

Law-BreakerSj 

■ -^ — r— - '-) 

Mayor Curley of Boston" ycstei-rtay 
urged upon the State Board of Charity 
the advisaliillty of havinc the State 
taUr control of Juvenile Iaw-breaker:i, 
and an id the ci'y eov'^ give the State 
a eocd barftain if it would take over 
Rainsford Isliind- 

Tliere Is absolutely no excuse for the, 
existence of truant schools." said the, 

may or. '. 

•Tliere i're never any children of 
wealthy parents in the truant .schools 
Always .wme technicality of law or, 
«^ mi' other factor intervenes to save i 
such boys. Mlfhnuirh they mav phn 
t^^ant a hundred times, ^variably . 
is the child of poor parents who i„ i cm 
r^ltted and often tl>e child of a widow 
The result Is that the mother P.oes out 
IcrtibbTnK lor the other me,nbe,.s of 
the famdy, while the big, nusKy son 
who might contribute to the support 
of ali. Is comfortably hou.ied and 
in the truant school." 

Few Truants Coniniittcd 
; neferrlnc to the city's disposal oi 
parental s,.hool In West Roxbury. 
mayor said that while ir.O boys were 
t-ing committed to the scl-.ool annually 
for truancy, there were only five such 
comniilinents in the city since the 
parcrdal .school was abolislicd. 

lie s..M,l that if the Stale should take 

over the Raitisford Island plant it would 

require an expenditure of trom J-OO.fOO 

' to $30(1,0(10 to put ii in tirsi-class condi- 

hnililiugs wer- llrst con- 



at the feelings Of buslne- -; ,„ 
belns. told by Mayor Cur J^ ^,,, 

run their business. Followms 

editorial; e^turday 

Mayor Curley. on Saturaay 

nlsbt last, in -he ''^"''" j^Jd 
some of the Uadinfi' railroad 
authorities of New Ktisland, «»■« 
that the national government 
: should take over the dlstrlbutlo.^ 

of frelKht cars. We wonder wtia^ 
?,'e inner foellnss of these men . 
„re whom His Honor "'""-"^^J , 
nU'hlly. teir.uK ilu-m how they 
should' run their l'"-^'""^;^ ^„f„?, 
the cltys plant Is ""''f ,'"« ^"^°,! 
inefficient manageiuent In lis rt 
cent history. 

Wbv not take up the question 
of the condition of the latter at 
these several meetlnKS, Mr- 

Mayor, and Bive rcasoita for ttie 
weakness In Boston's buslnes.3 
administration? ,,nnnn a 

The cUlzeha pay you «10,nnn a 
year for manaRlng the city's busi- 
ness, yet in your public address 
you discnse everything • ,?t''«P'^ . 
that line of work tor which yoiy 
are paid. 



HEALTH DEPARTMENT AGAIN 
AROUSED OVER SPITTING 



fed 



the 

the 



Sdn 



, tlon. Th'- r, - 

day night, calliue out all the figllt- aemned. be sal.i. iti 1.S7S. and thny have 

,n J blood and all the equipment -j^-^-'^-^l^-^'i^'^in^^tS:!::: 
sources of the Boston Fire Dopart-j^^,. ,,,,^„ ^,,,,. j,,^ proiicrty. be saia, the 
nient, came at the right moment forcity will iin<i some other use for It. 
furnishing a test for tha crit!'-i=nm 



Convalescent 

lately thrown at the department by -^Vo. do not know, 
the fire underwriters. The crltlclamsor nnt there will i" 
fell down: thn department made good, fantlle- paralyr.is 
In that congested dii^trict. against whether there is - 



one of the hottest fires 'imaginable, m, for U." said the mayor. 

one OL lui.. j_.,i,f that some of our Pi 



May Ask Police to Resame CWi 
$ade That Haf Satisfactory 
Results. q.-ik'"l/ 

pear to have lorgotlcn the' p<dicc Oo- 
part'ienf.s. untl-splt crusade of a ferr 
years aso. when scores of arre.^t^i N.or^ 
made. Health CotmnL^siionvr Mali'Uiey 
may ask \he dtpartment tcj' resume en-^. 
foroement and arret all persons guilty 
of violating the spitting law. Tui!- law! 
was drafted particularly to prnent 
Bpiltlpg oil Hie sidinvalkB. It also n>r- 
bids spitting on the (loor.s of pii'jU*, 
bulkllni-'s, street ears, trains, l">at%( 

'c.,''(f"^!les tenement hallways, car tracksi ami ca»: 
htate coos p,^,f„^^g .i-,,,, maximunr ,.cii-ilty foT; 
violntion of the law is n ?20 line 

"The promiscuous spltliiiK, cjughlnf 
and sneezintr is not only dangerous, bvrt 
Is a filthy hahlt bred of iRnoranc*," 
mid ( :ouiniissiouer Malioney yt vtcnlay. 
"U tlie iv.:r.so-i addicted to thtti li,'.hl{ ; 
win be use his h,'i.ndkerchlef the ikngw 
will be ndr"'nized and ho will be benv i 
flttlnK the' entire cumrnunity. He kiioinl' 
spits on the tloor.'!. dlalrweju- 



lOmc- Needed 
of couisc, whfther 
;tu ouihreriK of In- 
f'Xt so!!»uier, but 
not we are propar- 
"1 h.ave no 



one Of the hottest Iires '"""^""'"'"' ''■• ..-.v,.. \,„„,^ ot our public-spirited rt"!',"<.f"'put.i;c place.s'ihut'he'lsvioui: 
an inefficient department would have douW, that some of , u i^c^ ^..^r- .>,<r the law. but thinks th.,t i.„ u m. 

been baffled at the «tar., Workitig^X ,o"eVtab,lsh a convalescent hotue'pu ^or .,e...tc^, and consequently ,«, 
fn narrow alleys marshaling appara- for victtms of -the disease, a.td 1 am ^>ut -^ Ylme may soon come wW 

.„ey», the ^^^^^^i^-:^^.:^:^aT;^.:^^ °::'^:;:^ ^^^^^^^ --ou^i 

have appeared. But there was "-'j^,, ,,^^.,p .j„t ,,e,u>l of r, sln^ile ln.stauce'''^^;r ,,„„;„,,„,i,>ncr pointed m tM 
flow ■ amoni; the remainder win re th.-re was „„|, ,„.„„„;, ,m,iulnj," Incrcii.^efi the da». 

n-.^!- .1«nartment Isn't perfect, ifa a c(.mplete recovery tiiat Is. the dis- _ .. . 

The (Jepartment isu i, j ^ ,„ ^^,,,ry case left its f.iark, eith. 

equipment Isn't perfect. S"""*^ 'rlppllnR the victim or leaving him 
. ._.» «. ■welj „e,vou3 wreck." 



■, "I'Jir" 

tubereulosli. 



ttJlftt'B 



Job. however, was a* 



TO TEACH 

OF SUPPLIES ELK RECEPTION CITIZENS = 

GARDENING 

Mayor to Help Fight 
High Cost of 



TO CUT COST 



Mayor to Start Stationery 



Division 






r-fs -^ '11/? ■ 



Will Be Raised to Enter- 
tain Convention 



Tci iirnvidi- fnr the establishment of 
a immiclpul Hiatlonery rllvlslon whero 
om<-« HUpiJlios will be soM to ths va-i- 
ow city depaitnipniP. Mayor i uTley 
has i-priuested William J. Casey, supei- 
intundent of the priiilinf? department, 
t., add' nn estimate of JIB.OOO to tlie, 
b„r!r;»' (irtf»i^ already filed for Casey al 
department. . . 

The stationery division will be made 
a braneh of Casey's department ^and 

been pavins for ofnce supplies becauBB 
o? the policy of allowing '^'=P"f";!"' 
heads to plaee nnall orders at ran- 
dom with various houses. 

Ft 3 - ^ -/1J>^ 

ROAD EXPERT 
REFUSES JOB 

ells Mayor Philadelphia 
Pays Him Better 

Thoro wn.^ a bit of ixeUement 1" 
onie.ial clreles at City Hall yesterday, 
when the n^ws went ebroad that 
Mayor Curley had offered to William 
H Cennell. a rord butldlnB e>^r»vt 
from Phlladelpi-.la, the Job that 's now 
,,old by .lan.ea II. Sullivan at $..000 an- 

"Mr^'connell e^pliln-'d to the May-^r 
mat inaamueh as he Is --e^e vim; J',"* 
from the rity of Philadelphia, he 
eouhl not consider an offer from Eos- 

"Mr Connel! \n a dolesate to the Koad 

Bulldcra' Convention. . ^ „, ,,,„ 

■Mr Sullivan l.'i In rharpe of the 

highway division of the city «f Boston, 



Annouui-ement was made by Mayor 
Curley vesterday that about SSO.fwO will 
be rais.Ml for the national convention 
of i:ikH to he held In this city next 

July. , , 

The Mavor, as chairman of the com- 
mittee ot"arranBements, .said thai Bos- 

•on lodKft of !';lk" P''>^" ^° '■'"'"■ *\- . 
and tha. contributions totailins ab""t 
t'um will be made by the .N"w 
Kugland lodges. BankinR ";'''" "f^"^" 
inn have pledged $10,0i)0 and the hotel 
men will contriblute $,WX1 The ralsmB 
of !.->0.onfl will make It unnecessary fm 
,lu city of Boston to contribute to 
the expense fund. 

KKa ted ruler of all the New England 
lodges have been asked by the Mayor 
to serve on the committee of arrange- 
ments. 

BOYLSTON CITIZENS' 
DANCE TUESDAY NIGHT 

M .-,,■ Cm lev will be -'i P"''^'- °^ * 
I'.nbton .-ui/ens' .S.s.sociation at the 
■ -it ■ nnlversary dance of tne organiza- 
';,:,; ;,; Bovlsto,, nan, 276 Amory street, 
1. ,„.. ica I'hiin, Tuesday niRht. 

In UK the features of the ocoanion 
.vU e a enu.ns.ration of roller skate 
dancum hV M-''-<->- ' -■' ••■'"■^'' "' ''"- 

" •;•;;;'■ dam'" will i.e m '^''"■■r'\j;; ';'™:; 

Mirector 1 I'". Norman, who \\\\\ ha\e 
\ :uZX^ ai<l.: Mrs. Margar^ Bla.r. 
J Mln'n l.vdr.n. Willia.M I'.ilan. Wilban, 
■-. ., ,',.iaer ■ .iH.nes ll^n,|ey. ,.)ose,.h 
r'ooTH-v. (i..ovf,'c.J^rAVnlUiu1s an^d }l-hom- 
as McMahon i ■•«»■ 

"T,,e reception .einmicce w!l consist 
of Ceurtc- Pell.--, cluuvn.an; ■ ;>'n^-- , 
C•,rl^■ C.oiKc Tciisliorn, P'redeiicl, 
,.; „,,,ie, .lames Landers. Frank Mc- 
K,.p,,. William Ccrstel and John A. 

''■rVie' members of tne refreshment 

eommittee will be Mr«. N. S. N">->lf". 

, Hialnnan; Miss ^larcella 1 .ee Mrs. 

' i,,i,n .^. Kuvst and .\H^^ Mary . !.^rk. 







1-1 H CM CM 



JOIN UNI 






Mayoi- Warns Officials 
Against Interference 



Fire CommlBSloner Orady of the Hos- 
,„n Fir, Department, has beM, noiUb-o 
hv Mayor Curh-v that he rtoef. ..m wnui 
IhL or nny of his deputl.» to do .ny 
,Mn« that 'vonld prevent cny man ." 
u;rdep"rtw,ent from Joining a l«bor 

""ma noU«c.a.l-.n fo>lowa an lnve..|ra^ 

\\. Iv the Mjivor of oompli>ln*n 

„cn n^-^''« ^-^ ';'; he department h«ve 

niLated with tho American Fcdorati- 
of iJibo""- 



OF FIRE CHIEI 

VMiavlnK ,fnserh II. Colklns at tm 
HM.l Tannx hre V'.dward MclH>noiiKh 
son of I'-.re C-hief Mcnonouph, Is laude. 
a" a hero In a letter received by Mayo 
Curlev from Mr Collins yesterday. 

Mr.'coUms. who Is a "oted ^boi sernan 

was rescued by Flieinnr- ..iCJOnous. 

from a window led^e of an upper story 

In ills let lor *"■. Collins ej-presses th. 

followlns commendation: 

••Xo doubt you have r.».(? of my mi- 
raculous escape from the nr« In th« 
note; I.enox on Friday nlittit. It \t 
tie-dlens of me to say that 1 am -mrs 
elad to be olive, but thet would hav« 
l3een an ln-.p.)i--slbility If It were not foi 
•he heroic work and promptness of one 
of yur nremen, Kdward MoDon- 
ouch ' believe his name to b«. 

•■1 wish to cengratulate you tor hav- 
inc siich a man under your control it! 
the city of HoHtnn, and for the effi- 
ciency and promptness In th» flsht *Sm^ 
i y^^r nruMB pat m^" 



City dwellers w'liu "i»^ 
the high cost of living by raising gir- 
dcii truck in their back yards are tc 
be tutored in the fine points of farm- 
„,„ at a bureau established by Mayoi 
Ciuicy. 

DOOdUE SELECTED 

.M.boUKh be Un,,ws a thinR or two 
about the methods to be followed In 
forcing a crop of near-Aroostook pota- 
toes f'-cm a 10 by 12 plot of city Boll, 
the Mavor believes that the city farm- 
lers should be advised by one deeply 
versed in the secrets of scientific agri- 
culture. 

So he ha.= ck-legated Luke Dooguo, son 
of ihe late William 'isoosue, who for 
years was city forester, to give eXV,.i-<. 
: (iv'ce at the farmin!^ bureau that Is to 
V, opcneu in the park and recreation 
,„parin.ent offices. ;;n Beacon street. 

Mr PooRue was for years a.ssoclated 
^,.,,„ his father in agricultural wick 
.,,,,-1 liierefore is well equipped to teU 
;,i" '• folks how rah harvests are to be 

'''Vrt'he opinion of the Mayor, there is 
r">son why industrioaa citizens 
iBbould'not prow onions, cabbage, toma- 
toes and other vegetables just as sue 
l.r.sfully as their brethre.r. In the rural 

"The''*"ourse cf lnstructio.> will not In- 
elude IPS on how to graft watermelOT.^ 
' n-nts on squash vines. But all per-c 
-,' ..nMouB to cet bacK to r^ature wUV 
bs told ju.t what t» *• to ortw to; 



c;etahlea that can be 
Td of a microscope, 
dailv Mr. Doogue w.'sU 
-, „„..., tion on farming. Dur- 

"'"'■?M iVeriod the time of WhiCh Is tO 

lUh "''■ ' ■ J ...ipr be will be at tno 
'-' Vcrnf nU c liens who visit the 
r5;i^;^ot^^- P-^^H and recreation de-, 

'"Wrr-oosue is now connected v.Uh the 
,,^;rt;.,cia in a clerical capiuaty. 

..v- ,lonbl there will oe ,o.i..} ^.T.„„„.^ 

^",f{o n nkc use of theiv plotts of 

V'^TT^ \ . eaus of holding down the 

u-ouble is tliat not one in ten know. 

'"iih:/;,5f"s much in the dark « 
„ (,. reeard to the piinctples of 

iri their Itick at chicken farming. They; 
t wl'h flat failure. There is no mor»^ 
"^"" e of succe--s In agricultural work, 
'^""■?'1<. the-- llrst get expert .advlcs*^ 
""'''" ..'.,,, 1 intend shall bo available 
That s A ^^-a*. 

for thsro.* 









r 1 



lOlninu 

BARS FOOe DWS 

Elizabeth Ellarn Tells of Cleanli- 
ness and Fair Treatment; 
Two Recommendations. 



Tbfl Nev.-spaper Jurj' which 
fen.'? beon out — or rather ifi — for 
the pa^at ^o'lr days, ill Iho case of 
thfl Oity Coinnnl vs. Sheriff 
"Qninn ar.d the Charles Street I 
jail, yesterday returned its vei^ , 
di«5t, acquittinpf the gherit? and ' 
pnttJns? an O. K. on his jnil. 

The Nc'-vvspaper Jury finds: j 



♦ ♦n 



f oniliict of «lie Jnll — ii».r!'-»*. 
Mcrtli'nl (.fiiiiiipn* — Siifnclrnt 

nrlinloiiK llff — Aa rtr-n takm 
*«r#» of nm i>*»««Ih!«» nfidrr prcuMnr 
drcifniMtniicPM not In fthfriiPu 
control, 

F'ood — IC^rrllrTif, 

HiiKM — AlfR<*?>t ill »>orocP*» prlM- 
*H — "not I»[i(l" !n rsien'K. 

TrpntmpiU of dms fl*n<!« — ^ot 
vctennfle nor humane !n arceptsd 
a\rji(-)il jieii«r. 

«>n*» hoiirN fl'^.Trtwr In <U»" opra 
■tr for iirlNoiirrn, 

\ oo^errd nin^ny frnni fh© ! 
|»ri.Non blocks (o Ihc '*i>K(l."i.'* 1 

By ELIZABETH ELLAM. 

'f'li'i lour days of !nrnrf*^rn tion !n 
thft Charles street Jail came to an 
<*ncl yesterday, when th© seven men 
and the one women who hnve ''bwen 
quests of Sheriff John Qumn .a h!» 
hop'elry passed tliroufrh the heavy 
prison doors Into the freedom of the 
world again. 

During those four days wo have j 
be. II voluntary prisoners In Suffolk ' 
County Jail, living the life of the] 
Iiri>;oners, sleeping In the cella and ! 
eiiiii.K ihe prlHon food'. Durl'ig this j 
flrtie wo have been free tu noko and i 
pry into every corner, to (z<> iltiout un- 
molested and to ask qupatioiis freely 
of wlioni w f olio.se. 

Ail this liecause Sheriff Qiiinn de- 

_ Blroil lo prove to the public thitt lie is 

running a perfeotly g-ood Jail and that 

the recent charges made aKain.''t him 

toy tho City Ccuncil are unfounded. 

Before we parii'd, each lo go liia 
iieparato way. the Jury met for a final 
B^.ssion, ti-f Juri ■<} always do, We con- 
ferred as to what our individual opirt- 
ions were of Jail conditions, and what 
!.'Mi.'u'i-3tlonH. If any, we had to make. 

Mr;l»l€AI. THEAT.>tK,\T r>(!(>I). 

In the first place, the city council 
•uggesied that the medical treatment 
•ccorded the prl.sonera whs not suffi- 
cient. Per.-jon!U!y, It sccm.'^ to me 
that It IB excfjient. There ig a Jail 
phy«lcian in attendance, with tl;e 
eplondld taollitieH of the Ma.s.siuchu- 
Kelts 'Jen-ral IlonplJni „nd the Una- 
ton City Ho.sj.ital wili-.in lliree mln- 
^^ute«. Why then .should :. hoipital be 
,;^-ieceKsary when at both of tin se in- 



■6r~ 

rellBfoUB servliia. It In onl.v neces- 
Bfcry to (juote Kev. E. J. Helms, the 
Protestant pastor, and Tlev. ,V". W , 
Mnley. the Catholic i.riesi. to get | 
»TT-..vt .■\ l.lfiict. i;:i 'hat subject We ! 

talked to tnani both jind ancured 
their opinloiif,, ilrat hand. 

Kev. ilr. Helms believes u chapel 
to be a fhinK t" be de.-iired. Under 
the existing conditions, with a con- 
stantly changinK Jail population, 
he sees no possibility of a Joint re- 
ligious .service. In the first place 
the g-iardioom floor would not bear 
the wei;.;lit of 3.10 men at one time. 
Tb;-j necessity for separate services 
for men .'^nd women, the dangrer en- 
tailed by allowing all of these n.^n 
out of their cells at once, and tho 
necessity "of doubling tho guard-jvero 
all drawbacks taken into consider- 
ation b.v the pastor. 

HKI,I(;iO> CAHKO K(>n. 

l''ather Maley believes that the re- 
ligious life Is taken care of as well 
as possible, under the existlner clr- 
curiistances He gees drawbacks in 
the possible erection of a chapel In 
the number of masses that would be 
necessary, in order to reach both men 
and women. Father Maley hears con- 
fessions. an*l cheerji and comforts ; 
boll! met. and wumen, when they will i 
talk to him. 

Then as to the conduct of the Jail, j 
I think we all agreed that conditional 
were excellent in that resjiect. I 

There is a suggestion that 1 would 
make, which emanates from tho con- 
dition that I find myself In, after my ; 
four days' Incjirceration. I seriously i 
f believe that every man and woman 
'i in I that Jail should be obliged to take 
an hour's recreation in the fresh air, 
out of doors, every da.v. I don't know 
how It could be managed, but that is 
a problem for someone else to meet. 

I nm Iieloiv pur. pliyNlenlly. from 
fiiiir ila.is of indoor lili- mjiI, i,„ „„(_ 
•loor air him! ei.relxr. 1!.v dlNponlilon 
lias .-III •■ilge to K, iitiil my nerves feel 
liki' :i (ant violin siring, \Vlint »onlil 
It III- liki- if I »%.i, servinir n gennlMe 
three or four inonths' senlenoe, under 
tltv same conditions f 

Another .suggestion is that some 
w,Ty be. figured out to prevent the 
prisoners being exposed to the cold 
l.out of door air, when they Rro taken 
i from their cells to the "pads" In the 
■g-Mf hou.«e. In the agonies of delirium I 
tremens, or the "dope" horror,-. 4a It' 
Is at present, these men are taken, 
from their rooms In an overheated" 
Jail, wearing fretiuently the minimum 
of clothes. They are carried or they 
walk, a distance of perhaps a hun- 
dred or more yards to theouter house 
where the padded colls are located.' 
A covered passage of some sort would 
obviate this danger of lllnesa from 
exposure to tha cold. 

A.V KXCEI,LEJiT JAII,. 

) Aside fiom these minor deti'.lls, I 
believe that there Is nothlni? that I 
personally could suggest. " i have no 
standard of comparisons as to Jails, 
my acquaintance with these hostolrles 

,of tho county being limited. As Jails 
go 1 believe that this Is an excellerit 

iJall. It has the usual quota of bolts 
bars without, and the usual 



and 



w'lmn"'^ ;|hfor,unatem,n and women, 
,^. ^ "•. ' '"■ f'°"""in "f the world is 



ptitu 
T>ald 
finest 


Ions, 

6P»^<'ia 

xklll 


serv 

lists 

of t 


tees 
of 11 
ra i n e 


of 11 
'• lam 
d n u r 


'• highest 
i . an if t h e 
'•.-! arc ,it 


the 
•hem 


call 


of prisoners 


.Vlio 


need 



,, -rid 

those red hrick walls.—the 
:c..ss.ty „, discipn,,,. ,,s within 
There is the mos. eloquen; temper- 

'"■ ■ ""■' l"''ac«,cu ,lally here 

If I had a eon or u 
oegianlng to travel 
to Indulge In "cof- 

would like to take'hln,*lnrr;b:'::u«;d' 
room, when the courts discharg 
their prisoners of the n!;.ht hpfoT-<. 

1 vvonui II,,., ,„ ,,ttvehlm see the 
shaking, snuddeiln^ ^vrecks of hu 
tnnnuy, tottering on the verge of th; 
remehs ragged, fiuh,, ^„f "' '*"■ 
e>ed. They are Ibc 
traveled all tho wi 
he Is about to tread. The sermon 



without 



without a word! 
brother who was 
the whiskey trail. 
(In vnrnlsh," in the 






n' and bleiir 
men who ha v. 
">■ "'< "in path tlKii 



0, 



[ If T^Sfi a d:u!«hlt<(r wjio was Ju«t 

I beginning to esloy watching the bab- ' 
ules comft to thr top. In the cUam- 
pagne glass, who wa8 hohllns <*•« 
cocktail cherry or ti.e olive to her 
youthful llpa, I would Uke to tihow 
her, JuBt at the bcBlnnlngr, these sod- 
flan wreokH of womankind. I would 
like to .<ihow h«r their entrance 
papers, with tho placard "mixed 
drinks" on so many of tUem. 

DOPE FIEIVUS PIT1ABI,E]. 

No one could see the poor dope 
fiends without FhudderlnR at their 
suffering, and re.Uiylng how easy It 
would he for any weak willed man 
or woman, to come to the same end. v. 
T cannot subscribe to the Charles 
street Jail method of treatltiK these 
■ poor vlctinis of the. morphine ha,bit. 
T believe that the sheriff undoubted- 
ly Is rl^ht when he says Tt Is the 
{ only treatment possible under the 
circumstances, and that they have not 
I the time for the longer method. But 
i though it may be expeditious to cut 
the man who has becm using twenty 
grains a rtJiy. entirely off from the 
drug. It certainly Is not huma'ie. 
j The iuftering tor the first Cew 
I days! '.re^Jnngled »"«' rapucd nerves. 
' must be terrible. Indeed H is^Iflr^ 
B.iw several cases of It duf'HfS my 
own brief teim. For UBrS^lrst three, 
four or Ave days the ^tlent neither 
j eats, drinks, ..ir sleeWs. He' or she 
I Is given paralden>'1'.[. strychnia and 
j milk if it is possible to retain It. 
I And then follows the sheriff's general 
1 panacea for all the Ills of creation, 
I "Have a. little tea and toast," He Is 
I happy throughouL the day when he 
' can send over to his own kitchen for 
the ten and toast for his reeoverlnp- 
prisoner to eat. One man told me he 
, neither ate nor drank for eight days, 
i after they stopped his morphine!, 
i Oh, yes. It Is expeditious — but It Is 
I terribly hard on the poor sufferer and 
most of them wish they could di^ be- 
fore It Is over. When tbey get to this 
point down to the padded cells they 
go. to bansr themsclve.s all they choose, 
without any danger of hurting them- 
selves. 

padhkd cells comfortabI/B. 



^e^fs'^ and b^.nnrwUh^!lthe'^ womanly in- ,, only riBht to express publicly my 
St net underneath their faults, they keep appreciation of the treatnrient accord- 



Their beds and 



Tho prisoner who has never been to 
the "pads" dreads them, but after once 
making the trip they.heg to go Again. 
For the padded cells are very warm, 
com.fortablo and light. There Is fresh 
air and there la comfort for them, be- 
yond any that exists In tho regular 
cells of the Jail. 

1 believe tliat I have had the best 
of the bargain. In comparison with 
my male companions on ths Jujy, 
during my term in the women's 
prison. Whilu 1 have been "doing my 
bit," as wo prisoners say In criminal 
slang, 1 have had as my companions 
a few dope flenda, several enthusi- 
astic young women addicted to tlie 
cup That cheers — and also Inebrl- 
ate.« — and a few perfectly respectable 
•hieves and pickpockets. They on the 
■■ther hand have consorted with inur- 
'erers, .with firebugs and with t^ut- 
throats. 

■*^l>llp I linvr enfrn nf n pHson 

tnlilr. siirroiindert Iiy <heKr perfectly 

TTfioeeiit IiuUew — none In rhnr!r» 

««ree« l» giillly. the nniHty onex are 

,i| i>n llie olllslde — (!i. j Iia-.i- been 

iMIced to ent from tttelr ration oans 

'ij the onlet uniicMiify of ttielr cell« 

• nut ns a dog: <nke» h's \>nnr to hl» 

cnni'l, so do <hp male prlNimorN en( 

lieir menls, mornlnw. noon nnd ulglit. 

Whilfl they have tnhl woni!rous tales 

of morningr., as to tiir- ciinul.and lli" 

himips that they mdn during Iho nlghl 

1 have slept on a bed a good deal like 

that of a hospital. And 1 do n(St belie v 

that there is a bug of any kind on th. 

woman's side of fliarles slrect Joll ! 

Mrs. Mott, my temporary hcs!.-;; 
there, attributes much of th» oi•»-.Jlne«^ 



tilings clean themselves, 

cell.4 are immaculate. 

JAIL IS HOi:SB OF TKAfiKDV. _ 

But Charles btreet jail is a house of 
tragedy, notwithstanding. One hears a 
laugli here and catches a glimmer of a 
smile tliere— l)Ut not for long. The 
women busy themselves with household 
Ta^ks, with laundry work and wuh sew- 
1^. and thus they keep their minds oc- 
cup!"" nnd their hands busy, after t.:e 
mln.ur of wo.nankind fhf/^'"' ^.^''^"^ 
when the heart is a .weight of cad_ 

With the men it is dilTcrent. And 
this answers the .■harge that is made 
against Sheriff Quinn. as to placiiifc 
two men In a ceil. It is because th^ 
men beg lor a cellmate. "Send me a 
roommate. Sheriff, some one X can ( 
talk to, or I shall go mad,' is the 
cry that "ho hears over and over 
again This is especially trje among 
tho foreigners, who dread »"<;"";- 
pany of their own thoughts. Y ^ 
tho women work, the men brood and 
think, until Insanity Is staring thens 
In the face. 

One of the mo«« pitiful i<Ik1i«» «• 
■nhrn some mother come* to the J«U 
to Her "her hoy." I wltneKKed one of 
the»e tneetingit on n>T UfmI day In 
Jail. I -ivnx In (he giinrdrooni, where 
I the meeting: took pluce, and thotiKh It 
' ««» not u viciilnK day, «he mulhrr 
hart made » LmK trip from another 
elty to se-^ her son, and the Sh.rtflf 
vtonid not .deny her. 

The whitefaced boy. In the prison 
stripes, carnal shambling down the 
corridors, to meet the mother trem- 
bling alone on the settee In the room. 
With outstretched arms, she waited — 
and the boy rushed into them. There 
is a rule that prisoners shall not be 
allowed to kiss visitors, even If they 
are husband and wife-— but the rul^es 
I wore suspended, and ths tears from 
I the mother's eyes lan over her boy s 
cheeks. And with his arms about her, 
he tried to comfort her, while ehB 
was allowed to stay. 

"The Sheriff never refuses a 
mother," said an officer who was 
standing by my a'Oa. 

A story that he told, showed tho 
kindness with which he n.eets the re- 
quests of mothers. Although the 
Btory was told by the Sheriff. I found 
It later substantiated by the prison 
records. It was the story of little 
"Annie." the girl who was p;aced In 
Cliarles street on her mother's own 
complaint, In order to save her from 
a life that was worse than death. If 
she cotild. 

She was cared for, sent to tho hos- 
pital, given treatment and finally 
sent away to another place where 
she might have an opportunity to re- 
gain her health and have a fighting' 
chance for life, again. 

This was the girl who turned to 
her poor old mother and snarled: 
"Why'nt yor send me sumpin for 
Christmas?" And the mother said 
"■Why, Annie, wo had only bread anil 
tea, otirselves." And Annie in prls-* 
on. had had fricased chicken, po- 
tatoes, coffee, vegetables, an ' apple 
»nn orange and n quarter of a pound 
of high grade cand.v. 

Another of the tragedies of the 
mother heart. 

My four day .i.-tll sentence has added 
numerous trite and telling phrases 
to my vocabulary, and I now fed that 
T am tiualificd to mingle In tho high- 
est criminal society. 



ed me by Sheriff Qulnn. and to »■* 
Huro Iilm that should any of my j 
friends be looking for a quiet re- j 
treat, In which to "do their bit" for i 
thirty days, I shall recommend his ; 
hotel. But I prefer stlli. to view It ! 
froin the outside, rather- than the In- , 
side. 1 believe the outside of his 
bl^y Iron door much to bo preferred 
to the Inside view. 



SOME OF THF. JAIL SLAITG. 

Everyone knows what a bucket 
shop Is, even without a slang book, 
but how many know that a "Joht< 
O'KrIen" In our circles. Is a railway; 
train? That a 'TIfe boaf Is a par- 
!j don and "stcftrned grub" Is prfe'on'' 
fare? That a "wind .lammcr" Is 
merely a talkative person and that 
"swei) mouthpiece" Is a flrst-claSi 
lawyer? 





SEirous 




IN 



I 



NCOME TAX LAW 



School Appropriations to Be Cut as 
Result of Provisions — Tax Offi- 
cial Admit They're Puzzled 



Serious defects 

--.i,:„l. 



"^ O', 



KarJed as mora haiiiuiJuus than tho 

^^ HiiiTai;n(linB: dlslrlcf and the pnoplo 

in ttle new income 'hfir,;.n havo Rperlal flrn nrotcctlon 

tax law which threaten to lessen ^ift^Vrtirtrl^'^Tr'' '''■,, ''"•r,'""-""''^'''''^ 

"f '"« rtlstrlc. These rlre dlatricts ars 
gr.-.'.tly the amounts .-ivail^ble for Bos- frequently Becticns of a town. 

ion's schools, also the schools else- Fire Districts Affected 

where in the State, and which will re- i,, such c■^•,^«. it >,„, v, 

^" "">-" cases It has h.-'on the practice 
duce the borrowing capacity of the \^ ">» P.ist to assess th., whole town 

cities and towns of tlie Common- L'.Vn.Jn*''"''"' ^'"'<-',?"'» '"«" purposes 
, . . " ' "•°" reassess too people In fin' 

wealth, have been discovered by the 'Ustrlcts for their special protecllon. The 

tax officials at the State House. ,\'"''" "Cessment mlpht he $is' per 
Tl,... J.f . ,r .^ .1 r .1- n thousand, while those llvlns In the fire 
These uefects affect all of the firf district lul^fht have to pay an additional 

and watch districts and many of th( ■''"'' P*'" thousand for special fire pro- 

water districts and unless ren,edie.| 1^^ o^tn '::::;3j;^L.'":]f ^T^' pli; 
will work liardships on a large nuni "'""sand. 

l.'cr of pcr.sons in the Conimonwcalt!' towns^find" Th^t '^ h' """P'" "^ «"<='> 

lowns rmri that in the assessing- the 
flro districts the aases-sors must not in- 



OFFICIAI.S IN QUANDARY 

Iiesplte the fact that th-sy hav 
racked (heir, wits for a solution of th' 
several bod situations threatened by ll- 
now law, the tax officials arc still In 
quandary over the matter. At presen 
thoy declare, they are at a loss to kno 
lust how the Income tax law should ': 
amended to secure pi'''mancnt remedle 
riiat the law will have to be atnendt 
and that fi. .i must be done by the :,er 
Islature soon, the tax ofliclals say. 
certain. 

The trouble all has rrsulted by tl 
provl.sion In the new law which niaki 
the taxing- of Intangrlble p'^raonul proi 
orty a State, Instead of 6 n;>Jnlclpi 
matter. 

Heretofore the cities and uowns hav 
been toxinjr real estate and all per 



•!ludo an as.ies.sment on Intangible 
Property because that Is no longer the 
c-mcern of the town. Thus under the 
In.Mmo tax law the burden fc- the fire 
district support must como on real 
estate and tan,-;lble personal property 

Thl.1 naturally means that the mon 
witli real estate will have to pay a 
R-reafer pinportlon of the oont of the 
fire district than heretofore. Now the 
income tax law provides for a return 
of the money collected from taxes on 
Intanslbles to Ihf, cities and towns but 
there Is nothlns In ths law whloh'pro- 
vldes for or allows the application of 
this money to school or fire dlstrlrt 
purpooCE. 

Hits Newest Town 

Tn a similar way, the wv.- law hit'' 
(ho people of the watch and several 
water districts It also has complicated 

-- „ ..,.. „.. ^,-. *'"■ rtletrlhutlon of corporate taxes and 

iinnal property, both tangible and In ','"", '1" ""^ '"^^^ "^ ^""'■'"'' "'''''■h baa 

langlble. I"!"- t>«on separated from Hlaokstone 

Under a long standing law a certali T.'l'l""' '■'''"""" from intanribles for a 



.■ill 



percenfaifo of the total amount ralsr 
by taxation In ihe city of BoBton nuis 
be available for the maintenance o 
Iho public schools of the city. 



Cuts School Money 

with the taxes on Intangible 



per 



year. 

The new !„v,- strikes jjie borrowing 
capacity of cities and towns be,-nu.se 
each city and town is allowed In borrow 
only an amount ermal to a fixed per- 
u-V/.f^.'; ",'."" ■•'■"P^'^'l^e valuations. 
>.vith the intangible property lopped oft 
.'.'ir.'."" .^'"''j"""""' ""'.''■ borrowing cap- 



WARNS AGAINST JAPA» 

Mayor Curley Says Arrogant As- 
sumption of Dictatorship by 
That Country in America Justi- 
fies Preparation for Conflict 

Mayor Curk y sounded a warnlnl 
! agalnut Japan in a statement issue* 

on the war situation ycslerda.i'- 

! "Watch .lapan." admonished the 

' Mavor. Hl.s statement Is as follo-ws 

■•I'he forbearance of President Wilson 

has resulted In a united America 

"The announcement that diplomatic 
lelatlcns beiweeii the I'nited States and 
C.ermany have been severed and that 
the Gertnan i-.inbassadc'- has beei 
i given "lis pab-sporf doc-f, '.'ot neccssar 
I lly mean thii'- iiie Ijoiled -'If.tea 
bo re(iuired to plunge Into li.J isrescn 
.suicidal rrc" of humanity In Europe 
[irovlded licit discretion b.. i!io direct 
ins for-j;' on the part of America. 

"The present and future wclfai-o o: 
, . merica demands the con.servation of 
I oir limited resources for ni-ttional de 
i'e.'ce. aiirl ^ve i-an best preserve ou 
I porftion of non-combatant in the pres 
I cut crisis by the adoption of an em 
j barg-» ou j"uropcan porl.'i to iha ships 

MylMtr the American (lag. 

"The position of .lapan in the presen 
war and her arrogant assumption o 
; dictavorslii]) in the matter of State and 
, national legislation in America justitle 
; the b'-iief tlial e\-er>' resource In til-. 
i co.'itrol of .America may \-et be required 

for protection against the 
I eastern empire— .lapan. 

"Ameriiui has lived unto herself In 

the past, and oui- present weakness 

both In army and navy, demands the 

pursuance of such 'rouj- ;e for the pres 

ei-valion of liberty rather than that wi 

I lake sides with cither of the Kuropea. 

I ''oinliatants for Ihe perpetuation am 

I preservation of monarcliial govern 

j morn.. 

"There .ni-e n.-ore foviiu'r sa-lot-s and 
soldiers from ..'ap.-in on our I'aclCic 
(-oust than ihe total iiumher of 
tional Cluardsmen in the entire United 
MtnteS. 
"Again 1 saj, watch .fapan." 



rsa ~ 9'/f/}. 

ROAD EXPERT 
REFUSES JOB 

: • ! 

Tells Mayor Philadelphia 
Pays Him Better 



, . ,. ....ft.....T j',7i-Tneir va ual ons the r b,-irro«.i,T 

srnaly properly collected by the Ki.ite.aolfles are necess r u- I ^ ] 

these taxes cannot bo figured hence- 'Iht .»^?i, k*. ■^'"''"^f'd. Tbl« 

forth as a part of the fotaV alnount anf ^It -" n'd t'o^n """""' """"-■ ^" 
raised by taxation by the city Thus ' 
th.- amount on wMch the nnnroprlatlon 
for Hoston's sohoo!.', must be based wlil 
bo much less than It would he had tbo 
Income tax bill not been placed on the 
statute books. The amount available 
for school purposes will naturally be 
correspondingly less. Tlio same .situa- 
tion eNlsts as far aa the schools of some 
of the other municipalities of the Com- 
tnoTiwealth are concerned. 

The Are dlatrlclB of the State are se- 
riously .iffectod by tho new law. Theen 
fire di.strlcts are 68 In numbei-. Tbey 
are all in llie rural parts <jf the State 
A art, district Is a section that in r«-^ 



t 

There w».b a bit of excitement i i 
offlclal circles at CitvHall y,«erday, 
when the news weut abroad that 
Mayor Curley had ofTered to "Wmitm 
H. Connell, a red building j„p,« 
from Philadelphia, the Job that Is now 
^eld by J««„ H. rit^iilvHirmt Vm »,.. 
nually. - f ,'♦' J 

Mr. Con^iell explained Z ,i,. ... 
that inasmuch as he Is C.e.vlnr'*'"" 
frotj, tho city of n,ilade,ph"J_ 
could noi, consider an offer frn™ 
ton. '" 



MOM 
I ha 
Bos- 



ton. 

Mr. Connell Is a delerate t« th. . 
Builders' Convention. "* J*"*"! 

Mr. Sullivan Is in charr. . 

highway division of the cltv of » ">• 

■' " "••ton. 



fc.;r- 1-1= 13 - ^' 'f// 



CURLEY OUT FOR 
STATE OWNERSHIP 

Suggests Means of Improving Steam 

and Electric Roads' Service in 
: Council Inaugural Address 

...,j ..,,»,-.,tinii f>f the, Ktl-'M-t 



T.. Mayo,- U-" «f;,;l:^:,r memS^S 
of omoe to Uio following j^eOonaW' | 

^{,pr JameH J- ■/'„.,. rouncil.W^! 
i ek-ctecl •,,vp^i<l'''i' 

(.icnnany. imroducea "» 

T\K- resoU.Uon '^a^ 



-n^^rwJi^ 



lUc 



;,f>uno 



(■Ulor ^\ atsoii. 



was re 



i .lames Donovan 



.-elected ciW 
inted WiWretl 



. a.id ..pora,i<ui of tlu. str-.^t H..a lUoum 
' railroatis In the Statf-. 

, , ,. ,, , \-,-,onE the projects for whirli tl.f, 

l,i,. of the N.-.V Haven ^Aa.onB^^^^. I^^ ^^^^^^^ "^ 'ir.-n'ri^ 

.„ „ Boston I'.lcvated sys- I ...ouncil is tli-. expenditure "f 5^;-;''"^ 

tem was advocated by Mavor Cttrley ' for^new ..rc.t cc.t.n.et.on. .m^m 
xo the l'M7 City Couneil yesterday as 



State owner; 
vajlroad and thi 



the altern;i''ve to l-e j. indued m liie 
tvcnt of tiie;,e eorpuiations fading to 
provide better passensirr service. The 
proposed taking over of tlic radroads 
was one of the features in tlie May- 
er's inaugural address. 
i Plans for iniprovcnient.s in nearly 
lall tlie 'nraiulies of municipal activity 
x\ere cnibodied in the lO.OCKl-word ad- 
dress of the >.ayor. lie outlined the 



i,;" spent this yer,r. We polnt-a ou. .h«t 
ovonlually :> total expenditure o! %:(>.- 
,„,. i,,n r;,r nupri>vementP woul'l l"- 
'. ;.,., .i-, Tl,-- iircc .dins of a l' S.M».iK'i' 
i^Vufn.auin. t'uis y.-ar v.ouhl. ainont; 
other construction work, mal^e possible 
UiB T^iuening of '-h-.,nK- . rhelsca nod 
N-orth Hcacon streets, anri a K'srt on 
ll>e wtd?ntn/,' of Vanenll ctro-t. Ii- ^aid. 



Pave Commonwea'th Ave 



Anotliev 
would h' 
street. 

The Mnyoi 
operate wit) 



inn>ri 
the 



nient lo lie 



effr."tcd 
APirt.^n 



Ui 

hin 



"''■'■^ ^ ^ .operate wic/l nun oi i-iv. 

need of expendiuR nnllions f'jr bet- | f^,,- paving Connnonweynii 
1 ... 1 I,: ,K...- ' iUi^ x*(i\vtr»n line to t'harh 



tlie routn^il to ve- 
in providing $i'00,Wl 
'■jc from 



RAF MAYOR 
ANB COUNCIL 

West End Citizens Wani 
Municipal Bathhouse 

R..Ments of th. AVe.. Hnd a,^= 
aroused over the failure of Mayor Car- 
lev and the members of the City Coun- 

l ,o ,«tildi-h a municipal brahhcuse 

\u that district. At a meeting J esuir- 

...■rnrM.n til.- social welfare com- 

; dttee' . h" l!:dep,.ndent Order Sons 

f Israel, held at 47 Mt. Vernon sti^ 

« cou»«a*nd the Mayor were se^^re- 
, arrtiTgned ,for their f 'i'l"t^./->t^,^f; 
^peakers dv,li,p»^ tc- keep n^lM>ttU 

ThoT^alc^rs further said that they 



,ler s'.rtct'., hosiiita! needs, and hitrher 
'wages for city laljorers. scrubwomen 
and nierhanics. The Mayor reviewed 
the achievements of his administra- i 
iion. and. alter telling of the many 
pr,>iects he hoped to put into effect 
in the closing ve.'ir of bis term, called 
upon the members of the conned to i 
■„-„,l Inm full ineaMire of co-opera- | 
lion. 

SCORES SHRVICR 

In referring to sho.tconilns!^ of the 

iNew Haven and the Klev.ited, (lie .May- 

'i>r said his first move toward a V.e'ter- 

Jnienl oC the conditions would he a re- 

L,,.st that til'- r.iinieil support hiir. In a 

p.Ution to the Pohliv Service C-omnii- 

sloo. Tliat hoard, ll.e Mayor said. 

sl-ould he formally rcquesled ^o .1. ■ 

niand that tl,,- New York. New H„.n^. 



the Xewton line to C'harlesgate Kast 

More motor apparatus for the fire d.>- 
„ar(nient was urged hy the AIa>-;r^ 
fietter protection, he said, should 1-e 
provided for Horehester hy the method 
of laving five miles of large, watet^ 
.ram- m that se.-uon each yciir until 
il,.- eniii-e area is cqulppen. He also 
.mated that :■'» more hydrants should 
he installed ill Iioreheslei . 

l.'ire rommissioner Crady i^- tn* 
Mavor said, considering the advisabilliy 
;,, adowing the firemen a labour leave 
of absence during the night tmie once. 

'"Tho^Ml'^.r outlined plans calling for 

•in Vxpeli-Mture of S'.llT.tW for the im- 

i oxvment of parks and playground. 

He also said funds should be provuc- 

for The estal.ll.-.hmg of a parK in eve,; 

J section of the city. . ,,,,„. ,, ,,,, 

' The Mavor favore<l the holding of .m 

on. rn-TtVonal exposition in Helton m 

In'o in '"nnee.lon with the celebration 

'of (hi- rllgrim tercentenary. 

Wants Pay Increased 



were ^roinii^ed over a year ago, by the 
M^or at..' C-itv Council, at a meeting 
held in F.rd IP'U, that an appropria- 
;,on -.vo-ild he immediately passed am. 
a .Ite -ircH-m.d f..r a mumcipal build- 
ing I'P to the present, they rlaim, no 
visible progress has been made. 

The comm.llee voted to appeal again 
■n the C\iv Council and Mayor, and a 
etter was" sect asking that Immediate 
,, :i,,,- be taiit-r for a bnihh-use. 



, t Harlf.wd K:nlro...d Company o.- . - - 
nulred .. eslal.licb nl on.e r-,ninute 
i' -e on the Shawmn; branvh ano 
' M dland division in order that the grea 
!•? Xsler section, which -"nfTers nmst 
.land i.-is endured longest, f-eeve relief 
so hat the Boston I'llevated «ai w 
Company be required to provide add - 
ie fl ca- service on all surface lines. 
T e Mayor said he realized the possi- 
riie ''■'^^" r-iilroads. In the event 

earrymg ""t of the =mP' "^"n„ iita. 
Only One Cotirss Open 

.•Tn that alternative, there remains ap- 
,1 ,,1 one- course open" he said. 

!^^:r'^.^e! '"^>' "-"- -•''"■•" '■'^"- 

road .-ompames o 

ton derive their ' 
1 neas from 
I tho State 



In to.iehlng on the nuc.-^tiou ot wage-, 

,1,, Ma.nr declared that he purposes to 

■ lb pav of oieehauica, laborers. 

""°*i ,,,.,.,'m'i and other employees on 

rtweiid of the payroll. He asked 

e coun.-ll to support him in rais n_g 

-■ i . minimum wage of laborers to !i.,o 

■'■' = ei- dav scrub women to $10 per week 

nd me hantcs to M per da.v. ,S slldnig 

^cale and an e„uUabl« m tmnum and 

nu;xlmum should be provided for all 

,,iiier eiiiplovees, he said. 

--he Mavor. during his address, laud- 
ed n-e'Mdent Wilson as '■furnishing the 

r"';'nee ■"::";" as" has '^^'"b^en' ^b- 
;::::r;in.'e ^he da:- of ^- emaneH 

Mor, Abrah.^m I.iucoin." Wise prepa- . 

atioi for either war or peace was ad- ; 
'■'" - ■■ Roslon. he said. 



W ANT EXPENSE 
ITEM BY ITEM 

Citr Law Pspartment to 
Sue ClerK Campbell 



,.,, v.„„ ' vocried hv the .Mayor. 
r™";oc,mSucrin:i'i-iwa«''-ver better prepared to meet r 
,, ,,iarter gra.ited tliem "V | naHonM ^merg^nev _^^ ,^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 
,,d either the roads must 1 me mansi _ ,,.„,,, t.^.. iw^- xi 



■1th prayer by th« Uigtit Rev. Mgr. M. 



_ -piy- adequate P--;;Jr';:::"^:i^ 1 r Hpi;,;.of hoKbut-y, 
'^'l^'^'X-^" over^h^^^^wnership 



riie .-ity luw department, aclins -ander S 
pstruclions from Mayor curley. is to, 
■t--i le^al proceedings with a view ot | 
■oriiiclling Fran(-is A. Campbell, clerk j 
of the Suffolk County Superior Court, to ■ 
Huhmit a detaile<l estimate of 1917 ex- j 
-lenses for ron.-ideratlon In tho com- \ 
■likktlol: of the budget. 

c-inipbcll fled with Btidset Coirimls- 
.Jioner Rupert S, Carven a lump eut!- 
m-i'e of STri.fias for clerical cxpensfls ot 
,;,B <,n.oe. lie i-cfused to f.jrnish Com- 
missioner Carven v.dth an itemlied 
,chRdule, not only of his oftice expenses, 
but for other expedltupwr'^W "the ,j!^urt 
of which he Is elerU. ...f , ' A //] 
Last r Campbell re0«i« H^Ai^^if 

,i,,'l,n. •ommissionei' -with an it*m- 

r/e,l lisi o, lii.'» financial needs. ^fo 



.ion w 



as taken against him. 



STnLWP.HQOJS 
KEAD PROBATION 

OFFICER'S PA 



n.mwrv.tr^A^'^' 



i The mayor cc . _ . __ . 

I to the r"i:>=lii" i-<.ir.."iui.u«'.'» ""jittMfti 
I Mnnoovllz, who had told '"JifVl^*' 
l,n advocating hl.s bill, '."f '" slfiPli 
tir.sl 13 yn«r« of his life l"' «-" • 

„ri c-hiiirK ill the kitchen. ,he 

Henry I.. Hiir,.har... co.m^^l lo 
A-,„n<..,'.s Mmiicli.al , "'^"^''^^ -nieo- , 
.•.ffiiir..-,! thv 1.111. <i"'l' ''"'";'';. Tor that' 



.:^;d m;;:^ •'-"- 



Mayor Unconvinced by iudgc 
Bell's New Order for the Ap- 
pointment of Allison G. Cath- 
eron, While Dist.-Atty. Pel- 

, letier Continues His Opposi- 
tion. 7"^_ ( I / 

' Afifi- it Jifcamo known yesterday 
that .hi(l<40 TV'll hatl 'spup.I a new 
ordor for llio appoliilniont of Allison 
G. Cathoroil of Beverly aa chief pro- 
bation offi<-('i- of SuffoUi onimty, at a 
* salary of $;;CiOO a yeax. Mayor Curloy 
still refused to permit City Auditor , 
Mitclifll to pay Civl'nnron his salary, i 
and Dlst.-Atty. Pelletlcr made It plain 
that ho had not piven up hia fight 
against the appolutmcnt of Cathcron. 
• The mayor still qnefltloiiB the legaltty 
of Cathero s appolntmr-nt. Ho h.iB In-, 
Btructpd ron-vjrstlon '.'oiinHftl Rulllvati 
to Investlgat* the mntt«r and report 
whether or not .TudgR Bfll's nnpohitmont 
validates the prwlons noiittpd appoint- 
ment Until SnlUvnn r<^portH to the 
mayor, Catheron's enlnry wDl continue 
to iLcr.uniulate In the city trea.-iurv. _ 
The mayor had held \ip Catliercn s 



n,„Jorlty of J^dj^ ^hey . ^^ ^. 

^^;- -:::Z '^^^ appointment to * 

"'^■:;;theri;:^u-ait; of yeu^e.-. ?f^, 

T':l ;;',^;;: w"pr^..d'^."p- -"'" »-- 

? '.: m de U-l' app.ar«>.e. Th-e read. 
?,i:.„ (-ommouwealth \B. ■■■•■•" 
r^. n-'pVea of guilty. 1 recommend pro- 
b-ition Mr. I<eef« conourp A» 

,ii.„rict '"'"";">;;";':^^^X^ on th« 

::";;ri,:M'^' ^tha'ti ^.. K*«f- ^^ ;;;" ;i;o"'i;ad' tor ^^^^^ tiiat; 

t f, pnd th« other yel^r.m prohatlgn ■ ^.^^ y„unB '"^''^Je 'board ot 

::,;;,!::ra hJld .U..>-eW^ J^^''^-<r ^h.^'was authori^d,_l-yJU. , 

^\rcXr'rcltlnue%\Tdo* h^. worU 
wllUi>ut comment. 



.isii 11.-.I iiu' oiu. iii.i' ■■- ■ ■,„,. 

,loni Mailoy. an '^''^'-TT^tuf-rBo*! 
oiiiaiilzallon. -ind 
kcr, ll.s president 



VHssHaUcyMdofherln-s;;^^;;-;;! 

in b....en.en..s and ,»^« ';'; ' ^'pre-'"^"-- 
,lon.-> she found. ";''73'' , bat author- ; 
tive I-omasTiey aiiked n- ^^^^^ ^gpr 

for viHituib 



MAYOR FIGHTS 
CONCESSIONS ON 
CELLAR HOMES 

At Legislative Hearing Heads 
I Opponents of Bill Backed by 
i Lomasney and Mancovitz 
That Would Restore Base- 
ments to the Status ot Dwell- 
ing Houses. (\. , 



Bhe was ivi. :;. Ka/we i 

health and wore it.-, ba. Be. ^,,,„. | 

Tl.o.na.s .lordan. d'P'^ " j ,,e wf : 

bitter litHt a-sked « '> ''^ , lu-ensed her, 
,,„.n iirensed, who '"i-l J;;;^ ^„ licensed. 

,„d ho«- "'"';' 'nat'""all those quMtions 
Mr. .lordnn naid hat an ,..„,-, the 

..ere in the Prnvtire of 1.^ b an-wored 
,.,,ni.ni3»loner, and -houiu 

'"'•nien Mr. 1'"""'*;?'^,-^".'!!'^!^, 
v,;i.s not 



\ whither it 
,,,,,.., ...bat "Old vv.;r;l^J-;^t 
,„„nest death n ;," .uv with the ex- 
:i:-„ „f any ward '" '"^, ' .\;.,. j„rda.V9 
,,,,„;.,„ .,f one .n l'"r..htbU.i_.^ 

,.,a% w:iH li!;:iiil n'.licc"'- •■ 



/^ ..7 



■l 



salary on the first appdintnienl and had 
ordered .Sullivan lo InveRllRnte the ipies-, 
Con of tta legnllty. M< a re..!ult of that 
order SulUvim Informed ( ;!,lef i .Tustlce 
Aiken that li\ Ws opinion thn appoint- 
ment had not been properly made. 
Judge Bell's New Order. 

Pelletler has Indicated now that If U 
la finally eatabUehed that C.'atheren'f) ap- 
Bolntment should ho made by a malor- 
Uy of the Btipertor court iLdgeii, an 
•ffort will be mfide to pre^^erit Hucli 
majority from Jriylns assrnt to the ap- 
pointment. 

Judge BelVB order readai HAvliig: 
en Doo. IX, IM'. ordered tiie ».ppolnt- 
ment of Allison <".. C.-ifheron tn fpeu 
court a» probation officer and -ome 
HU'.KtIon having been made as to the 
terma of aald appointment, I now order 
aa of Faie ".-■"■ I'J "» follows: 
' •■Alllnon O. Cath' fon Is nnpoJnted ta 
b« a probation ofHcnr for the (.-.ounty of 
Snffoiy to ho In charge ot the jrobatlon 
irork therein xvlth authority to eJ t- h.^ 
-upervlslon over all other probation ofTI- 
^rs In BBid county. Hl.i term of .Mn.;e 
Xi'l begtn Jan. 1. 1'h. and his i^alaii- 
■ball b« %^'*>- "^"■'^ hax-ing heen my pur- 
Iw^sB and Intention In n.nkln.,? in open 
S^'rt the Bald nnlerot Dee. n.im" 

•It U bf^lloyed that this new order, 

"-^S6 trnd-r «eei. t c' chap. 1R7 of the 

atatute^ provlrlon t") made that the 
Ivi.- may be held by on* or mor« Jua- 
f^ee." and when bo held shall have ail 
'Jower .?ndT"rlndlc,ton of the full oourt. 
Position of Opponents, 
'Thour who oppose CatheroTi a a pr-oha- 
Moner hold that thl. ..talule appiie. 
"X to the holdln* of open coo-rt for 
Judicial procedure, but that ..ppolnt^ 
CTents by the court. h«lny an aA.mlnU- 



Tho much discussed "basement 
bill," SenajQ 2fi + . introduced by for- 
mer Ropresontafive David Mancovilz, 
ciinie 11',! idr h.-..».i,ift 'ui-foi-e thecoin- 
niitliM? on ni'-tropolitau affairs yos- 
torilay and aroused a iM.ormy dis- 
ciia.Hion. 

.\rrayed a?* proponents for the l,ill. 
which modifies materially many of ths, 
riov'i.sion.H of the pre.oent law.s velative 
lo 'he occupancy of ousemtnla hy 
famllie.s. were the petitioner. Uepre- 
Kenl;itive Lomasney and six proi^riv 
own.-rs from the West end. Lined for 
the opnoi:)! h Tl was .Mayor c-vu-ley, reu- 
resan'.i.iK the eity, th" (-h.imbcr of I'oin- 
mei-ce. the Massacluisetts and Hostonl 
Ue.al K.state exehaliKe:;, the Wouum'.-^ 
.Municipal LeaKue. representjiti ves of 
l.-ibor orKani/.:itlon.s anil numerous In- 
dividual oppou ntfi. 

Mr. .\raneovitz iiiaiii the point tn.-it 
men who Invest their money in real 
estate cannot set a prollt.-ible return 
for .-■nch Inve.stment when I he liHseni.-.e» 
is taken fr(Un them as a renlinft place. 
Mayor Attacks Bill. 
Mioor ."uriey said In his altnek on 
tlie propo.sed bill: "The basement tene- 
ments are 1) thousand limes worse than 
11,,. lo.-iii sh".rk«. We letfislate agninst the 
loan sharks because they nuide suet, 
Illegal inroads on the poor man's In- 
come. We have legislation on this lii- 
flnllelv worse pestilence and it !s Kood 
b.itlsiatloii. and thin propo.sed bUl will 
nullify nil "'" 'f""'* ""'' ^'^ *"^"- 
iirouiiht abcjut. 

"imriuK the year ISIS W of these 
tenement.s were examined hy tl-.e board 
nf lie-illh. Of these 3R9 were vecnted, 
;,<!) found tr, be all right and in :'.':! ci,ses> 
nolbis weie served :iud these iiri' now 
In the haii'ls of Ih- police. Thirty per- 
son.s were taken to court for violation of 
this law and the fines totalled H50.'" 



$17,000 PAID 
TO LIGHTERS 
BY EDISON CO. 

Counsel for City Asserts New, 
Poles Equipped with Modern 
Time Switches Would Save 
This Expense — Boston's 
Aesthetic Nature Again in 
Consideration. "'/' , ,^ 

Boston's aesthetic: nature ca*rtp in 
for conKldoration asain ypstordav| 
afternoon iiofore (he pas ami cleo 
trie ll,ght conjmissionei-s riiirintr arsii- 
rrents of represenlativrr. of tlii^ Kdi- 
ron company and the city of Boslnn^ 
.IB to onsta in oi)cratinK nid-siyle' 
street liphts in outlying districts of 
the cily. 

.N'early JlT.Kio a >ear. Ihe city chnifted, 
is p.-iid i)y Ihe Kdison company to afreet, 
llfthfers, who switch on end off the in- 
candeacent liRhis on poles, which are 
the lemnant of nn archaic system, in 
.suburban territory. The city 



-.- - . , repie- 

sentntlve.'^ .said tha.t tlie .-.'.',■ Itchmpn liadj 
been relained by the f-Jdison compatiy 
when llie sas 1, ihts were taken over kH 
.'t pfillUcal ."i,o^i*ler".!ie.r.. 

New I'oles, fltteil with modern lim<» 
switches, woiiid .satisfy the aesthetic 
sense of the people, i 'orpniatlon ("oiii,. 
KPi i^nll'.van declnied. and would ro.4 
duco the cost of oper.itlon. Counsel fori 
the F.dls'in company.' who Raid that 
swilchCB wou'Ul not work outdoor.", bui. 
lEesled that the poles were highly at. 
iracllve and oinamenlal. "or,nnl.«sloi,eV 
.-ichrifC wondered "ivliy Bymnlionv oon- 
reit attdchmenls eouldn t he nmi] 



( ,'1 1, nil n,;ii Ml. ,1 , .T <,),(KiiiL ne ninrte tn 
the .poles, so Ihnl not only the aesthetic 
but, th« musical mortal* ^imli pr. 



./t'(^^H/^ 



CITY {:IALL GOSSIP 



~ J --r r: — t — " 

.Mnyi.r Ciirl,-}/ rhvo prmiiisi'/ui iii.s :iu- 
Miijil ,ii,sk;i(?i' II, tllo city ooniirll thai, in 
tlio fiitiirp. paving conlnirlnrM will bo 
i-p(jiiirod to coinplrt.. Hi.ir roniraets 
H-Utiln «0 days of tin- titi,,- limy iirc 
avvrudpii ttu' woiic. 'I'liia li.is Iomk- be'-n 
ii niui-li iifcrlfd iPfoini. oilf that was 
(iui^ to follow <-loK«ly tlK' aljolilinn of 
'■'.osod Hiir.-iliraiionH. tacit ot insppction 
and oomi)l«i«Hnec of paving sprvir'P on- 
gln<^rT3. Nearly fvcry paving conlrai.-t 
fma 3p«olf(f;U tlio dntf on ^-Mch il was 
lo he .■onip:..|,^d. Fiiit ill fi-w cnsox has 
a rontrnotor ho-n nquiicd to live up to 
llila rni|ulifmpnt. As far as is Itnown, 
no piinlKlinu'iit Iiiih pvrr boon iiniiosod 
upon a contractor for not, oomplotlns his 
worl! on tirao. In fart, tliero aro sovoral 
I>aving roiil.ract'i timt woro to have heon 
romploti'd at. varioUH dalos laiislnfr from 
Nov. 1 to Doc. l^, and are .still micom- 
pU.ted The biKSoat paving oontract Iho 
city bft.s r.Ypr lot wnn to h^ve boon coin- 
plolrd before the ..now fell, yet It in h'sB 

|tlinn half done and woric on it j.s joi.s. 

i ponded niiMI the advent of warm 
Heather, if the mayor oanie.s out bin 
proiri'io. tbi.< condition will never ncain 
e.vi..-.l, II ivlll ;,o in tlie di.^oard „lo„^. 
"■ill' II'- •■<''■■'■ p.-vhiK .-ervire al.o.seK 
that were expogod by Coimoilman Stor- 
row. 



J 



ity 



Kin 
I be 



I In 
lont! 
ur-sr, 



.■.)un..il int. mi.s this year to 
its r^i'iilar lo.-.iniKS at 2 "o'clock 
afternoon in.'-l.-ol of :i nCloek a« 
•Iv. I'rovided the meetinp.'* are 
on lii-ie !!,;.., « i|| i„, ., hie.^.slp^ 
mjfortiinales who ]tnrr lo .-.it 
h .ill liie se.'ision."!, ineludins. of 
the inenibcr.i titein.solvea. 



I iMir every ounce of weight tliat liel 

oarrioa. John Ijever must have ai |o»,«t. 

I half a dojieii frlonda. Mi.s tiip to and: 

j from City TIail •■very dav ).s like Itioj 

I passage of .90ine lOn.ope.an [...Lutnte 

the only dirfereme heinff that ,b,h,i .stops 

and talks with hose who know bim I 

John i.s said lo be lo.iinic Kr.Mind, how- 1 

ever, in the in:itter of lar^e aofiir.in- 

tanooship. In II,.' eiowdod amoker of 

tlio elevated ir.iiii liii.j inm-ninK Iheiel 

woro liiriM men who did imi know .Jobn.i 



co-operate with 



The ma.\'or *'ini 
Insr promised to 

otbrr and forgret petty politi.'al differ i 
encoH, tbey will ,,nw proofed to .sli.arpen 
their respective war axes, put new - ih- 
boiL- in th'-ir t.\p<»writ.ei.s. g-et new edi- 
tions pf the dieiionaries, and in PvFry 
ollierJpo,'i.slble way iinllmber their pol- 
illealffSvenp.ms for u.-c dmiiia tlic an- 
«ulu« year. 



HOW TH Y CLING TO IT 

I 'I'lirrc is .soiiioliiinrr in , " iiDsilinii of Mia\or whic'i iiial<i\s 
pen wJio have once lip.ld it. o.lino- t,o il. niiiii lin.y are I'orcihly ro- 
piovod. SDiiiotinio.s, aflcr forcilMi^, i-eiii>i\;ii, liny lipn-in OiiMr .'am- 
^aigns for vindicatiidi oii Uv- .lay of tli, n- ,i, i, al aini jMr^;-! hi 
their efforts to regain the mayor's chair luitii oiovaiiii lo a 
hiphcr office or enjoined pennancntly from active particiiiataui 
in iniiiidane conflicts. . CpD 9 IQI*'' 

Asidcy of New Bedford annually rdnsos to rcnniin an e\- 
Jmayor. Hoylc of Newport insi.sts on rclaiiiinu' his title as one 

ithat ii..s licin <'aiifer,"ed iijion him for lil'e. n;ir!i>y of S.-doui liaa 

'ju.st hurled his siik hat -vijit<age of '6i> — into tlie ring, and de- 
clares that hi.s tiual amhiiion in life is to ser\'o "dear old Salem" 

j once more a.s her eliief executive. 

I llcVt! in Boston Mayor (.'nrley, not yet on Ium fourth -'>f!r of 

service, is laying, wires and K<andnrdizing waa'cs upward as a 
prelude lo liis inrinal eaniiiaigo for a .second ti rm of four years. 
Dr. Fit/gerald, with a n;c()rd as mayor of two yeai-s in one-tenn ' 
and, four in anf>ther. is quielly but .seienfificuUy prejiaring'to in- 
ereasr his score to tt-n iiN-ordlrrfakiiij.' \ car.s. 

Wliv an epidemic lonuing to retain or regain an olTice 
v^lli(ll. ill any city, carries not loo mucirhonor, nccossiiaies a: 
coiitiiiiioiis slroain of slushy orator^ and gi\-es* its hiVider vcri' lit- 
' e lime tli.it he nviv call his own frnni one \^ear to the Ui x; ? 

LABOR COMPLAINT GETS • '"e- '■"■'"■ ^'"'"y '>^'« ■'^'-"' '^ I'^er to 

Arrmv rnmnj /^rrnr n-., ; '''■'■'°'''""' .I-.-miinpa of tha Boston l.'. I.. 
ALIlOh FROM CURIEY v. stating that he ha, conferred wOh 

Fire (.'onimis.sloner (.Jrady a.-.d ln.=trm-t 



Telh Fh" Commhsiotter He W'^U ifV'",' """ '"^ ''fr""'"' ti>av ne win not 

„ "'''tolerate any discriminatory factica in 

j Not Tolerate ''Inftd^Mkion" 



of Union M-i^i 



A\ 



Foikc.viiu; 



plaints rcfvl.stered with 



tbo department 

Allhoueh tho Bo.-Jion Centra! UUior 
Union and the Ma.ssachusottB plate 
^'"■•' ->....... «,.,.^..,,v;,i a. juniL com- 
mittee to wait upon the Are commis.sion- 
cr to take up tbo comp!alnt3 madn bv 



';..ayor Inrley by local labor leader. . nletld..^^ of ',,m'"KrS''',5[A= '^^i;!;; ^ 
that ceri.iin of the euperior officera of nostoii. composed of the rank and file 
th« Boston fire depaitnipnt "aro eu- ! "f ''^o •'''■'■"■•"i'^'". tl'c unsoiuited action 

■aeavorin. by intint.dation" to force fi'i^^ipellr " ;r;';;:'n;!^:;!''„;;;;;;';i;:;;;;:;;; 

members that have joined a local union of the eonn>lnliits. held a coiiiVrrn,','. 

cf tho A. F. of I^ to sfve up their mem- " ''I' ' 'L'mnii.'.sioner Cliady last ^-■alnrday 

Ibershlp and wanilngotherB against Join- f^i"LJl'''''''i .u""' '■'^'''"' '"''••'er was 



rLAiuum:) tun nnn- •"-- 

Declares Extra Expense UttVlta' 
ranted When City iV«e4»~ 
Money for Other Tkings.f 

The lio.sion rlnance comnn.«.''i'5n V.e^-- 
terdav sent to the legislative commttiee 
on citie.-- a brief asainst the bills pro- 
vldlns tv.;- a !wo-platooi. lire dcPHrc- 
iiient fo, n.,sion. The commission de- 
clared ih.ti DoKton would be .'!enously 
injured financially by the pas.sage ot 
Rio-h lotrj.slation 

•■If a two-platoon .-.y.^trin f.ir the Sire 

department is forced upon tiie city of 

. Boston at this time," tiie commi.ision 

! says, "it will Increa-se the bm-den of the 

,j fa.spayoi-s for the ih-al .vcar approxi- 

f mately $:.0n,iB:'», and at il.-.' end of Ilvt 

>ear.s the aoiiiial increa..e will be aP- 

proxtmntelj- $S(i''),OiX). 

■■The ilnanc-' . ommi.'i.'^lon in Its report 
•■1 the Ifonoralilc the JJon>'e of Hepre- 
.i-.ntaiivfH, dgied April J-. WI4, relative 
to a bill to e3ta,b!;sh ~ e .two-piat^p 
i^ystem !n the Boston .o dPpartraejit. 
said that for the increased .■i.'ooant dr 
mejiey th;i.t would be expended, by such 
R system tliere would i^-.sult no cotTti- 
ispondinK heneiV.. Ii i.i tho opinion of! 
.those wlio have mad., a study of the 
.Tuestlon tb.nt the ttri; department would 
lo.se in efficiency rather titan increase it 
b;' such <i clianKe. 

j "An Increase in the taxcT of tlie city 
at this time would f'" in.uii iou.s to il.a 
business devclorimrnt and would further 
burden the ta.'cpayerH. The city of Bo.s- 
to 1 face;: problems of far Rreatei- neces- 
sity tl-.an the establishment of sJoh a 
(drastic measure as the two-p'sitopn sys- 
'teni in the (ire department. These prob- 
iems must be met immediately and -will 
necessitatf: a larcre expenditure of money 
if th" city g-evcrnment acts favorably, 
.Amooe- tlieni ma;.- be mentioned: 

"l~TIie repair of its ncpriectod .streets 
at an expenditure of approximately 
f7fifl,(Kin yearly for the next five years. 
■ "2t The dpcrrase In the numb.?r of' 
AvorkiPff days for policemen from one 
jday in fifiefu to one day in eislit hna 
already been (slobliahed by favorable 
action of tlie mayor end police com- 
missioner. 

"3— The increase in day laborers' 
v.-as:,-r; f,o,v, ^2.y, (o $2.75. coating ap- 
I proximately $:i.i0.iVfl annually. 
I ■'+Tbe need of offset tiUK I he decreast 
. in the eify's revenue ff the propo.sed de- 
crea.se is made in the receipts from th( 
I Boston KtoN-ated riailway Company's 
I cnrnpcnsation and franchise tax." 



ttio [.lUcy of tho department to'wird 
labor unhms were niado clear. 

'rho letter to I'resldont Jennings from 
the mayor reads; 
■ !->ear fr-lend: 
, '■! nm writinR to infonn you that I 
I had a conference with Fire Commi»- 
jsmner Grady thl,, day at which I took 
I up i^-ith bIm the qnesllon of tho policy 
,'f tho Boston m-e department relative 
lo men who have .joined labor unions 
jl iioiiiied the .commissioner that thl« 
, -.va > a fundamental right which Roes 
i wi!, American cltiwnshlp and that no 
one has any aiitliontv to restrii^t <f __" 
; that rather tliau ,dis<.-oUrab'o"the''ire!t 
from .loinlnK a labor union, I would «r, 
coura-je It because it l.s the only^^J 
in which beter conditions econondcalTv 
socially and otherwise are posslhu ?' 
tho worklnsmen In Ani."r'c«: T i 
notified the fire commls«ioncr that r dM 
.10. want Mm or any of bis depuue. M 
do ar.ythim,- that vould prevent . ** 
man in the departtnent fro\n Jo"nw"' 
labor union." ^ . ,^F ' 






i ..However, I nm *""«',"f^ "^x'^lmv.- 
^,iU nn=* It ^'^/-'-^^i, HUB ia l"^'"H., 



P- 



li CaS^: # ^^«^-^^ ; AT THK MAYOR'S GATK 



i->».-is .nan iL'' 1\"\, ,„,,i,oi- rep(»\» 
,,„„,,,i=sion. A ' ,) ,,!■ wliu'li ai^ 



Mayor Curky and 1^-- 

]i|ayor MaiJ.U-\^s llc'p 

Stir ralriiii'^^^^' 

Addresses p.ea.Un.fov a sou. ^I'l 
„• a move serious break with Oe 

::,:,, ana «t,.ri.. .--/-;: 

P-10 .nc, earno.t «.rvu. - -^ ^^^ 
,,C I'.oston wore nvule Ust n., 

members of /';« ' ^^yor Curley, 

!;;;^:::r":?un>>t;tu^' ^- ^^^ --" - 

ii.t;- upon the "^te'i „(,„„ 

nons which l^'^^ ^^"^^",,ia, toiorato^ 
State in the ecu n.'«j ^^_^^,^^ ,^, 



May 



,1- Cuilfy 



lul I'ouiK'illor.s 
Wclliiih""- 'lie 



Wul- 
thri 



),jU .lri.ailHK"('> •f"] 

, >... Of U„. '^;-!;,t Utant 

, ,,f ,1..' Ma50' '^ „„,.itert 

ill .'* ' 



.—1 . •-"'":: .,:;:' ..r ""I ruy ;,'„., .,a.v.-s k. <'-^;^^^ :",„. ,. term 

,„.v l..,.t."""^" ' 

,,f six luonlli;' 



.n.nilioii bidwp.u til" Majo. -- 
' '""■"?. *':,;;; sna-dav afU.n.00... j 
;'"; :;i;a,H ' "nomUd. ro.e.ectod 
""' , ' -.s knocked the bolt...,.' 

;;;;; TIJ b-ket by cccuuin^ .i-t 

r;^;o^u';l*UurCn,.ou.oMla...nn^ 
pron.i«e.. Hi« pUua, > .>^ ''" „,^,.,, 

;;sr't..;»:r;:::':;;-:";:; 

- toaini^ '„,'•'•■ who did not ''- 
li,,. two -iiism^^eiU.N "o 
;,'.iv,. tla- ondoi-semcnt ot th. 



Sn;;mt[;-n. that the peop. ^^^^ 

^'•f-'l'^^^^^Aif Won ^ A^'^-^VS ton"p:^es^'y::;^n.;y b. tn- 
He «'"''•, J''t,,,.^,„ in the heart ol ^"^ „f ,„« city Co»nn\ 
Tunniag t"^' /''forth pmoKe, Ki-«^'«^- l^*"""^, ?,ise as he aunom.c.-a 
,,, city becb n^ ^ * ^ ,,^ f„^, ^'Mt^l^m r men several day. 
,,„a «;^^t^^"^';4;a is «0lel5rT'eKix/e_w'e ■,^?\*:',;'„H„d to rise to a a-a 

permit it." , vln^a Sttji^s- 

Touehing "''°"_^t continued. "K^' 
.German siLuat-'.B^ ^^^^, others 

'matter what the 'ai.c^- , ^ _,^,,^,, ^■^^^. 



lie Hos- ' 

< l-|)\Vcl<''t 

was not 

to tlic 
us lie umiwM.'— - 

„.wspaper men severa^ ^y^^^^^^:!, 
he intended to ■■'«« '%^,;^' .,,v nr.t 
personal privilege at the ^ 
J,,eetinB ot the riew body. J^^; ,^j 
,ii,y afloi-v.-'-.rds diKClc.Md ...- 1 



V,.,. r Mayor ..^ - ^,.:.;;::; i^^' 

"'■"-'"'^"■':;"ruv'-iiau' y-b-i^v 

and de.p.i.. b.s ;";,;,„,v:,to,-s. Tbo 
deeliu...! i!.e as| -> ^^^ ^ ^^^.^„ ,,.,inj! 

..i..wa..r ^^"■'■"''^,„i;., soine y^-'- 

his busy fan. o ^^.^^„„, ,„ 

1,,. s,.ld(nn ns a ■'" 

i'liy ibol. 

. , /,,„es not oMiect «:" ', 
Mayor • m .'> ■ ; ^^,,j nerniau: j 

b-'^'-O '''''■ ' -„e be is not losing' 1 

.bu. attbesame n ^ ,^^ 

.oyoi.iKuaun, > o „,,-,vidlns 

i„,U,re to -""' '■ ,,„;,uaeof$h'.M' 

i-'-.'";:';;;-;::o;;;a;:ai::orsoidi..r.duv- 



tiiat 



i. iiio iii'-ht associates! 
-^ ::;r:t:n.h;bind tiie|;-,--y"™^ -'--">• ^'l 

-ye. :^:a r^Ulo. at. -..0. . ^ba.etbaa=.<^;ers^aa,l ,;..;; ^-^ 

^,>eh is a "f:-;^/C motl tbanl--^ 

country ^■<'''^l^f"^\y,^, present time 



1 



,, of ii9-roall7.e f , "%' ued states 

?T„i3 talk about tue ™° ,,„^ j,, 

putting UP a ''rfensive hbbt « _^^^__^ 

?orce.. into t^--J.-'^i,„,nic^ She 

once a "3""",^ , „,,. way she e.an Ket 
j.ean..stb.tlbeo > ^^ ^^,„^,,,,. 

„ut ot it :« to -itv^ ^^^_^ ^..„ !,„ ,, 

ou..e ,;e.» >"t^'',";%he rest ot the war- 
»i;cb involved as in« 

ring "^♦*""J-'' -r made the preaielion _ 

The ex-.\ta>or ina ^^^ .,^. 

,nat after the watsovei^^_^_^^^,:^ 

tests roaelo bb '•'"■.. reaurdinK the 
ot>,er neutral ;;-".!!^; ^RO fnto Ute in- 
,,,,-,,h bloekade J UK ^^^ ^^^^.^ j,,,, 

tcrnuttonal ^f/^ ";_„ before." 

done in ^'^''-^f/^.^.inded those pr.s. 

enu that he ^^'^^ t.1,1 .l,at he w^ 



?^^XedS>I'comteino.Bai;.ntvne 

'•"nr^t.^'Jb.;^-^ 'r^ P.! Tbe 
weeUl.s nnctoib n i.-vecnt v( 

''^^'■'•Her'Hirpa^-sitmlo-ioeaa 

l^::a'thrmee\in:;s^.h end beb 

stead ot after (! inn. 



HUB STFETS 
IUME FINEST 

Tells Road Builders It Will 
Come in 20 Years 
or So 



til'. 

tlie 



enu that he Nvas . ^^^^^^ ^-^ won'.a t $2.-am 

"^^'^^'^Lnr^i^vove thin., tor the 



. M-.,vor furb-y's inessaj;" lo 
1^, ■! vsl'Tdav did not ereat. ..■■ | 

i^"""Va uio 1 of interest or ctiri- 1 
,.„a tun.^ ^r plenty M eoont 
lOSits, as i.K 1 ^,.,,„.„. in (lie > oWia il 

.,,,„v,l. Now tbe Mayo, aa 
„,, MM lo, laid wa.nl ev. rv \"t 



ouaell . 



est 



be Kcou , 

o;;ntintto to "improve thin.s fot tla 

"-r'Sn Kl^teiV- ^>^ - 

-^»^^ Tt^ '--'- -^ 
nursing." prcvocationta 

„.Jf .il^^tiile liboots. Hose..red«J.: 
"-eWacK. pot bi ward <,t...^^^..^ 

CBoylston .IP^I l^'^^p ^"^l of ,;,e 

^,iri...," h« ^-i<t J, ';;^^, ,„„ ,,„, 

mak" '''" '■■ ' ■ „■ .Id not seP tlie land 

pa ci'iit' ''- '"' 

it tdl io eaw iaiJi 



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iril' 



tie 



lie 



1. u bliyc streets seeolid to , 
i;o-;ton is t>. 11.. > I 

» ,:;:rr;;;r"»::— ■■ 

.^o fiir touial to oe .."■ 

^' '„„, ,.„ very slowly -will ar- ; 

^;:"rat 'some «ood penaanent i-ave- 
'" ,,.,-en i;esto,rs strets, like Its 

''^'■"''- .^m be tbe b.vsi ill tbe 

'"''';:i""Tbir ill an t.ke place snme- 
^;;e:e in me vicinity or .11 y™r.fr..ni 

'"'■'''' , w..,s tbe proi.beey oE -Mayor 
^r McakinB today before 11.00 

'X^Z. o:;4t..s t. ;>;----;-! 

l<j MAlUS-t^vi ViiV-itt. ,,„,,^ i„e Alien ^^^^^^^^^^ ^.^^^^^^ j_^^^,^^,^, 

^Xia:! b,>ecbanies HPUdi.,,. 

1 , oi.encd this mornuif;. 

'^'r V ■-'"■'«■ '"''-'-^^^^"'^ '^"' '* 

. , ilr.l tlie Mayor gave. ' Hos- 

**'"'.'", ,,w (lefemiined tipoa bLivius 

;;::":;;t'sti..ot«in.t,i.,..or,drh._s.M, 

e.,„d this /'.•iball -he.- 'n "„.,,. ,.„- 
"i-ir-itictn this miraeuioui eliange 
";:.nf come n.a...s no .lin-erence," «aid 
+ Mavor "It niust fome-slowly, 
' liv i* is ai>).roacbinK In other 
^oMsin'^b>»ars you woa't recognize 
Tretrmvt «n<* Washin^.en sts," 



oel,-:.i-v to tb.. 
,.;tv einpb'V' 

,,. resign, lb.- 
, rnbUc \V..:ks 
,. ,,r ine emi'io,\ .'f 

,,i ..'.ilniiia'b:.- si 

clioii "ill' '"•' ' 
■ a ;iiid s.v.n rilii 



lie 
ilie anil 



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71 



Marlbi .Mii--'y. V' b 
„ i ^.h.. has been m tb. ^ ■ ■ ■ 

I ftbe city since 18S.. w...- I 

' ,„., ,.eiircd list yesterday b> 

^'.':v he remainder of bis lb 



rs 



RAPS DRY DOCK PLAN, 
NOW ASKS FEDERAL AID 

Waterways Commission tlits Contract WR/ch /lequires 

the State to Spend $3,000,000 Without l)dl'?f^e i 
1 Return — Unable to Chanj^e Terms. ^--^ 



(-'riliri.-iin of tlip schcmp of ronstruct- 
ItiK a dry dock in TloBton harbor undtir 
a fontraft wli'^'Ii binds the State abso- 
'.iit.ly to an exrcnditiu-o of fs.oon.noo. 
without providirj^ for any dcrnuto return 
to the Stiite upon its Investment, Is con- 
tained in tlie llrst anuuat rcyort of the 
eonuuiHKloii r,n waterways and pulillc 
iarrls. 

The rtfport, v;hieh is f.lsned by Chair- 
man John N. Cole, Jesse R. Baxter and 
William S. MeNary. derlorca tlie fart 
tiiat, altliough frequent ooiiaultations 
have been had with the attorney gen- 
eral, it liaa been found impossible to 
make iiny ehanjie in the terms of the 
conlrafl. 

Need Government Help 

The eoninijssi'jn points «jtt that the 
onlv \vay oA is throuKh federal gov- 
ernmeni aid In the mnintenance pt the 
dry dorlv, and says thai negotiations to 
that end are now p«Miding. 

The report refers io the break m tlie 
oofferdam last July on the very day 
the new romndssion took oftiee and it 
was as a result of that happening that 
the attorncv general nas eallcd upon 
without success in an attempt to change 
or abrogate the contract. 

•■The enKlneerlnK problems seemed to 
Oen.nr.d a review that should reprcson 
a thorouKhly unbinsed JudRment. sa5 a 
the report "and this led the commission 
to call In ronaidtatlon two engineers ot 
hiKh siandinK to report upon the condi- 
tions associated wlUi the contract as it 
then existed and thccondUion of the 
work 



. It ce'.i'd then be seen. 



While the reiuiir of the cofferdam by 
the contractor, within the riRhts whicb 
(lie contract save to him, apiH-ars at th« 
pre-^enl time to be satisfactory, the com- 
mission believes that the study made by 
the advisory engineers is of Rreat value 
In its bearinK uiion consiileralion that 
msy'be tilven to the future prcgresa of 
the' work h.i it is cbccked from lime to 

lime. 

"Conliacts made li>- the directors ot 
the port ot Boston covered only tb'it 
portion of the work directly relal i ) 
the construction of the dock it.selt Irifc- 
spective of electrical crjiilpnicTit, m:;- 
ehlne shop construction, or several other 
of the Important parts that must bo 
provided V.efore the dock is available 
for use. To complete the dock It wU' 
bo necessary for the Legislature to pro- 
vide further funds. The condition "' 



line market with respect to su. h ma- 
I chlnery and construction an will be 
I needed, not .vet contracted for, seems to 
inako it unwi.»o for a definite eatlmatP 
! at this time. 

I Definite Return Not Assured 

I "The commission hns been seriousiy 

j concerned over the failure to make any 

! provision for -i deflnile return upon t'l.- 

large amount of money which the Com- | 

nionwealth has pledged Itself to provide 

for Die construction of the dry dock. 

Arrangements made by the director.'? of 

the port of Ro-ton with the .steamslilD 

companies, v, ho already lieid binding 

contracts for the use of Commonwealth 

I'ier 5, contemplated the use of the dry 

dock by these steamship eompantes, 

throiip;h which 150,000 a year at least 

^ .sliould lonie to tile Commonwealth. 

1 Tbo.c^P iiKreement,, with the steamshlj) 

I conipanle.-s have been alirogated by 

! them, and there seems little likelihood 1 

' thai they can he held to their fuliil- 

I nient. 

; "Conslruetion of .-a niil.ir do'-ks in other 
p.-irts of the country, almost enthely by 
[private corporations has alwavs eon 
i templ,ateu the co-operation of the fed- 
Jeral government. Th« most recent ar- 
.rauKement made by the federal govern- 
ment is .n connection with a dock very 
I similar to that which Boston Is bund- 
ling, located at ITunters Boint on the Pa- 
'■Iflc coast, to be constructed by thai 
,'_'ii!on Iron Works, providing for ai 
j minimum use of ihe do,k by the federal I 
|KOvernmcnt That should return to thai 
owners not less than S.i'i.C'OO a year for i 
,si\- years. i 

I "The connnis.= ion h.'is entered into ar- | 
; rangements with the federal Kovern- | 
:inent aided by the Jlassachusctta mem- I 
ibers of Cons; ess in the House and Sen- > 
late, to secure an agreement by whicl) ! 
I the federal Rovemment shall become .a 
'liarty to the maintenance of the Boston 
(irydock to an extent at least equal to 
ithat coxered by the contract between 
ithe fedenil .irovernnieni; and the Cniou 
^Iron WoTks foi- (he use of the Pacifii 
coast dock." 



A MILLION TO SPARE •.'Jj 

In view of last spring's peBSlUM*"! 

tic predictions that the slasblUS ^\ 

the segregated budget would leavel 

il,.. .~;*-- 1 • • • ,- -. ix. - tt-nA nfl 

.110 viij UitUlVlUlJL IJtlOlW tUG »-«- - 

the fiscal year, it ia interesting to 
Ipoiidor over the fact that the year 
ifiHlfd with $1,150,000 or more lO 
bpare in tlie municipal coffers. 

This balaiico will prove a great 
political ap.set to Mayor Curley, as it 
.■luarantuea him plenty of money for 
isalary raises, paving and other 
'projects. Wliere did this balance 
I'ome from so miraculousl.v; ■ many j 
will ask, realizing that tho .past year" 
luiH seen the cost of supplies, mate- 
rials and ftMdaluffs soaring in price 
far beyo.iid., the precjictions of last 
spring. ,,.,' ( .,.«v ^^-"-^ 

U came from many sources, chief 
among whicii are the $150,000 that 
was appropriated but never spent; a 
slirowd underestimation of iirobable 
iucomii liy City Auditor Mitchell, 
v.liose judgment the City Council had 
t(i lake; and the large sums driven 
into tlie trea.sury by City Collector 
Curley during the past few weeks by 
Sieroie meaBureB, The city's receipts 
ifcir the past year vfere $40,5."iG.371.18 
as compared with $:'.9.fciu,127.57 for 
the preceding year. 

Mayor Curley has bten p'ayJng a 
jiolitical game in his muuicipfil tinan-i 
ciiig during the past two years Ihatj 
has been more .slir(-\vd than his 
enemies have given him credit for. 
Ho has also had several lucky breaks, 
including the present condition 
llirougliout the nation on the matlci 
iof granting increased wages to prac- 
ticaily every class of employe. So 
univer.'^al iins been (lie incrGap.ri in 
v.agos ihat it would lie difficult to 
prove that he is not ju.=;iified in in- 
creasing the wages of laborers fp. ni 
$J TiO to iSl'.T.a and jumping- tlie sal- 
nries of tlie more humbly paid thou- 
sands on the municipal payroll. 

Tliis means that the present in.ayor^ 
on the eve of "a campaign for re- 
eiociiiin. can strengthen himE,;lf po- 
ll I ically by wholesale distribution' of 
,s;Uarv increases without "having to 
iai.e a lli'Ung inni; iiie refo;-m ele- 
ment on the ground that he is con- 
ducting a raid on the payroll for the 
purpos--o of gelling the support of the 
city employes. 




ORN liiPS 
BIG FEES PAID 
ATrYJARDWELL 

Suggests Contrasting Them 

With Service Pierce Gave 

B. & M. for $6000. 

The Jarni'p fees paid to/l Otis Ward- 
we!l for services ns counsel for the Edi- 
son Company and other corporation* 
furnished ex-Senator Robert M. Wash- 
burn witli nn Interesting tiserae before 
the commlttre on Judiciary ye&ierday. 

He K|>olte in favor of his own bill, 
which wovilrl prohii)it the appenrance bfi- 
fore State lioarda and Icgialative com- 
mittees on hehalf of public service uor- 
porationa only such attorneya bs r.r« 
employed on a regular salary, with the 
exception that additional attorneys 
might be employed by a corporation 
with the api>roval of the commission 
ni-!der who.se jurisdiction any spcolfio 
mati.er is being heard. 

"When the New Haven Investigation 
was going on," .«aVl Mr. Wa.shbum. 
"it transpU'ed that Mr. Wardwcil had 
been paid }2G,0W -nobody appeared to 
know what for— for settling questions of 
.International Jaw, perhap.'i, or consult- 
ing with the selectmen of Princeton a.-i 
to whcthflr or not there .-hould ho better 
transporalion between that vi'lage and 
W^orcester, 

"I wi.ih, gentlemen," he ecntiniind, 
"that you could, as I have, inspect the 
returns that these eompaf.ies snbmlt— 
see the grossly ex.-.rbltant fses that 
Gaston, S ow & Saltonstall reeeivs 
from the Floaton ElevKted; that Bur- 
dett, Wardweli & Tves receive from the 
Kdlson Electric Illuminating company. 
When you do that, eontra.it It with 
the service rendered by Charles !-■■ 
Pierce for the Boston and Maine at a 
salary perhaps of JiJCOO a year." 

He then .continued that In the cm.«o 
of that road it might he "that poverty 
had rendered It pure." 

Mr. Wa.'hburn then alludoa to the 
various attorneys ae being deeply 1n- 
ferested In the Republican party which 
prompted Rep. Abbott of Haverhill to 
asJc: 

"Are you contemplating leaving the 
Hep.iblican party IWr. Wiiiu'ibamr' 

">::.>", ivlr. fkhniuy re.'^phniied the 
Worce.il or resident, "why l.s it tnar 
ever tin'o anybody showu "a glimmer of 
Bu.v^e ttioy are asked If they are about 
to leave the Republican party?" 



I member of the dei^nrtnien* Is 2'jpi>osed 
! to take in one of the series ot lecture; 
and some of the men are thinking ot 
bringing camp stools with tbeoi. 

Peace along Peaceable street 

in the Brighton district Is no greater 
than It has b^icn for the past few 
months since the controversy started. 
Yesterday William J. fJallagher, wl. > 
spoke for a dozen or mori residents of 
the Btreet, appeared before the street 
commi.s,sioner.s and petitioned that the 
name be chantred to Vulcan atrenl as 
being more satisfactory. 

Other petitions Included a change of 

the name of Berwick Park In the South 

l:'nd to Penibroko .street, many property 

owners ohicctlng to the present name, 

; and a change in the name of L street, 

I between tlie bridge and Ka.st Second 

[street to Summer street. South Boston, 

: makmg It a part of the present Sum- 

; mer street. All petitions were taken 

under advisement. 

A public hearing osi trailers 

will be held by the street conimisaior.- 
ers this morning at 11. o'clock. The,"^*"! 
trailer:! ere not the kind thai did their 
hitting under the cloquonce of Kill.v 
Sunday, but the extra vehicle hitched 
, onto trucks n.nd other vehicle.>:t ic- in- 
crease the hauling ca.oacity without re- 
quiring additional horses or motor.'^. 

The present limit for suci- vehicle? is 
26 feet without a spci.lnl permit for the 
restricted zone In the heart of the city, 
and numerous complaints have been 
received tliut (his regulation i,s being 
evaded by certain companies. Tlicr.i 
will ulso he a hearing on a petition to 
limit vehicles to a nvc-miuute stop on 
Norway street, between 9 A. M. and 
5 P. M. 

Ped-S'-rro. 

MAY BE REMOVED 

TO CITY POINT 




grumbling 



I over tho way f.iey are treated when 
. they attend the Icclurej given In ihe 
I i(r>'mna«lum hall at )">re headquarters, 
under the direction cf Commls'iloner 
I Grady. These lectures are by High 
I Pressure Engineer Joseph Rnurke, and 
I are Intended to educate thi T'Taen In 
i the new raiiiUm-uoI!,ir syst;"-! which Is 
j more than half completed. 

A few settees are provMed for offlccr.'i 
I af these lectures, but tha majority of 
I thum who attend h»ve to stand for 
I tiro affld thr^ hours at a time. fiv«nr 




f£(3 -/^ ' ^9^^-. 

■ DECLINING A FOKTU'? 

In tha past 12 years the city i- 
BoBton haa iost 13,049,244 hi uilcol- 
lected poll taxes, this sum not includ- 
ing interest losses, a small fortune 
in itself. And in the years to come, 
If is more than probable that the city 
will continue to go along in this 
wasteful rut with mayors in offlc« 
who try to make themselves politi- 
cally popular by virtually making a 
tfift of a $2 bill annually to at least 
two out of every tiree citizens, ' 

Surrounding cities collect every poll 
■ tax that is collectable. Within a •>■ 
cent fare of Boston can be found 
cities where nine out of every 10 poll 
taxes are collected annually, and this 
ilgh efficiency Is attained without 
expense to the city. Private consta- 
ble." take the bills and the exjienses 
are boriie by the offending citizen. 
As a result, the moral effect is strong, 
and when the public knows that it 
will be forced to pay i's poll tax ulti- 
mately, with additional costs. It pays 
promptly and with little urging. In' 
Boston one out of every three citizens 
pays his tax. Property owners have 
been known to pay their real estate 
lax and to refu.se to pay their |2 poll, 
desjdte the -imTT that it, is on the 
same bill. ./ '■ >' . 

The present mayor haS nof the 
Bl'.ghteat intention of trying to collect 
poll taxes from those who do not 
feel like paying, Hi.s brother, who 
Ik eity tolloctor. has proved himself 
a reasonably good official in all other 
departmental duties, but the poll tax 
being an unpopular thing politically, 
Is, and will be, neglected. 

Ti!c automobile tax Is not wholly' 
-jolleotnd. either, althoiigii in this case 
the fault rests mainly upon the 
shoulders of the city'R decidedly in-' 
efficient Assefsing Department, t^liere' 
conditions are such that even the 
tna^or admits the exce-w of salary anfl. 
<lefl<'ipney of brains. j 

Every automublle must be regis 
tornd al the Stale House and Ihe Tom 
1Tionwcr,:th oollerlH IftO oenls on ('■-i 
dollar. niA rtty has arees-s tc? ffio^^' 
reeords in order i„ iax (iu, f,,,-^^^ 
biloa of its citl?,e>nR as pi-ooerty .i 
$17.80 per »100ii of assessed valuation 
But the city does not doubl?-che«fr 
through these Stale refords. 

The solution of this miKht ho f,,,,^. 
by having the State .'oliort tho city's 
tflx oc ca^^h nutoniobllp a.i ii is -. i 
tored, remitting Iho sum to the c(' 
al the and of the year. ^ 



Bronze statue of Columbus for as 

ycarsiy. Frontof theCath'ed.alof 
the Holy Cross, Mayor Curlev be- 
hevea should stand in the center 
ofJJolumbus Park, at the sS^ 




I Kits r MUSI 

PRICES OR CITY 
WILL NOT BUY 



'{!}-, ?,^V) ft'0- Zi -lf.>> 

ASKS DAY OFF IN 3 
AND 3 MEAL HOURS 



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iVicrXivia'id Ordec \m Fire- 
men Likely to Pass 
— Council- 

Mayor Comes Out V/ith an '"? r< '> 
Ultimatum on Water 
Meters. 

OFFER TO HARTFORD 

$7.50, TO BOSTON $8^.;'" 



ASK MANDAMUS 
AGAINSTMAYI 

McCarthy Trustees Wanf''' 
Pontiac Street on Parker : 
Hill Discontinued. 



Onn rt;i>'' n'if m'iiyhxy three for th<> 
member.') f>f the fire department with 
hroo n'joal iioiirH a day, wa.s a.sked by 
touneilmnn Haiiitl .1. MrDrinahJ yester- 
day ill a'.i orticr ijitrodu-r-d in tiie I'ify 
('ouiKMl. ill.- or.'Irr v:a;j iTli'ircd Ici tlic 
t^oniinitlcc on firfiina'rne:--, 
I A .similar ordinau'-M wa.'^ defeated fn 
tlie covMici! IriHt year, t,ut tljore i.s a 
probaliillty of it pa.'jaing till."! 

year, a.« ("oiinciiineii MeDonaid, Bailan- 

iyr.e, Atir-idge and ^^'aL^on nre known 

C,,„l.,, r\« 1 I-- /~^ •'• be '" favor of it, and the fifth vot<' 

Uriey IJeClareS bin. Com.k to be .wnKht from eliher WeHinston 

;ir l-'ord, tlie new meml>ers wlio were 
n.'iuj; lira ted on Feb. h. 
«-> 4. i- '» Wellinelon .s name is said to I'e nn the 

^constructive. ,.-~v petition <-lvculated liy tlie tlronien la.st 

, I — '_ --— 'y rear, hi."* .slKnnture IjavinR h«-en ob- 

' ^ ~^' / talned before lie wa.s eon-'^idered as a 

No further fTi.if.Tllanur nf *-ater nie- -jood Government A.ssociation candidate 
ten, It Bo.,ton re^^ldenee..^ — v. ^^..for the City Council 
liiN year unless the 



Franri.i K. MeCarthy and Dennis 3. 
Driscoll, truBteoB under the will «^ 
Timothy McCarthy, have brought « pe- 
tition In the Supreme Court, asking viwt 
a mandamu.i issue to eompel Mayor, 
I'urley and the Board of Street Com- 
missioners to order the dlsoontlniianc* 
of Pontiac street on Parker HIU in 



Report Is "Sensible and 



thej 



will he made 
'rnrlor trust" 
redurpi its price. aeeordinR to an ulti- 
matum issiied last evening by Mavor 
Ciirley after he had read a report from 
the Finance Cotnml.s:.;ien ^hl^h he char- 
acterized as "sen.'ihlp and construc- 
tive " 

The Fin. Com. report pointeil out that 
eight nut of the 10 companies in 
United States manufacturing water ( 
m.ctera hhve formed what la known fva 
tlis Meter Manufacturers' Kxc.hanifo. 
and that the cU.v of TTartford has been 
qu<ite(l a price of JT.GO per meter for 
100 meters, as cc/mpa.r.?d with a price 
of P, for the -same size meter submitled 
to Dcston, which wanted to buy 60OO j 
of them. In referring to or-;ani/.atinna 1 
Hucli as the Meter Manufacturers' Kjc- 
chanare, the Finance Coninil.s.sion states: 
"Their existence is a potential danger 
to open conipetltion." 1 

"Open tn Suspicion," Mayor Says ; 
Under the law. the city is required I 
to In.stall a certain number of water 1 
nipter.s annu:ijly and the mayor re- 
cently uniiotinced that the dty would 
prohiibly iimore this law this vear be- 

has reGuIted since Tli« juiin..»i n\- 
poKpd the tnariipiilalions of the paving 
Ting of Naw Kngland and the system 
ijt sppcificatioa juggling that made 
fair competitiou, 'lUerly ijHOossibla 
In Eoaton. / i' A / 

We hearUly Didorse one truth fiist 
the mayor uttered yesterday while 
Hiring his so-called al tempt to se- 
lure ttin serv'icos ot William II. Con- 
iiell of Philadelphia, however. He 
wid that Mr. ronnoll could a.ssumo 
the duties of half a doj'.en of the pnv. 
ine men now on the jiayroil. 



, jlux.^ury. 

, Dn Nov. li"), 1S93, an order was paaseci 

by the street commissioners to lay out 

t'ontiac street from Trcmont to HIll- 

I si<ie street, and it is claimed that since 

j March 2.S, 1311, no work has bean done 

and the street has practically been 

I al»amion<'<i. 

A parcel of land oolonging to Me- 
j earthy v,a.t- tak<n for tlie Pontiac stroet 
1 Inii rovement, and as It has a valuabls 
I fronta,i;e on Tremont street. McCarthy'* 
I trustee s desire to utilize It for buiidInK 
i purposes. 

rs-s% §4tfvSc ** 



hagan tiurls "Folittcal 
Trickery" Charge at Watson 

Declares Associate, in Proposing Boost of Pay of City 

Laborers to $3.50, !s Trying to Fool Them— 

Order Is Referred to Committee. 



"The lowest kind of political trickery" was charged against 

Councilman Watson yesterday by Councilman Hagan during a 

spirited debate in the City Council following the introduction o. 

an order by Watson asking that city laborers be given $3.50 a day. 

WATSON TRIES TO BOO.ST PAY TO $3.50 



Storrow Against Suspension 
Wat.son fought for a suspension of th« 



The nre^fi.'.t salary of ritv laborers Is councilman who inurouuceu llie order 
tili » 'i»> and mI'.o/ CutMcy abcut a knows It aa well as any man m Boaton." 
month .**o announced his intention ot 
roiHilIiB I lie pay of i.iborcrs, janitors and 

watcJimeu to S:.Tr. a day. Councilman ^ .v, „ 

HHKBn then Introduces an order re- ruleji in order to hava the ma^er -gent 
questing the mayor to niaiic It j:'. a day ^^^ ^^^ mayor immediately. President 

and tbrcutening }" hl";;k al' '.''"t'i,"'-"^^ .Storrow had to leave the council to go 
salar-r nrreasea this year In ca'e tne ,.,,,' 

ntavor refused. to (J»'^ R'sl" "''"■■^«' ''""■ '" '««^1"S •>« 

Yesterday Watson dei ided lo Z'.' said that If he could reuiain and vote,, 



Mayor Curley and i.'ouncilman llag.'iu 
one better, and .lumped the llgure 
lal'orcrn, watchmen, elevator men and 
to J3.5(i. The City 



ianilor.i 



bills sent lo them 



Coun'.'il ha 
n.) aii'hcriiy .-,r .v-'-r'^dlctUm in the mat 
ter of salaries except thai tcK-y "-•'-- ■- 
once approprialicn 
by the n-.,.yor. 

'■■I chars 
liiis order with trying" to 
trick the laliorers of this city 
llaKan. "H' 
kind of trickery 



ho would oppose the suspension of rules. . 
When tho r^>ll w!im cal.ed, Councilmen 
McDonald, Ballantyne, Attridge and 
Wats.in wiir^ In fpvor of yie Buspcniilon 
n'. rules Sind Councilmen Hagan, T:;ollina,'' 
Ford and Woiiiiistcr, .-pp..«».d. Th« aua- 



penslun was '<■'»'• ""d Acting Presidjint 



delib, 



. . 1 ^-. Hallant^Tie lmm<.-dUvtely had the order 
he mcmner who introduce, Kallan^S ^^ ^^^ ,o,n,„iuee on appropSJ' 

tions, thus Kcttinfc it out St the way for 

some time to come 
Councilman Watson also introdnsM 
an order a.'iking for an increase of fum 
for e\ery employe receiving leas tttfcn 
Jl.'W; a year, but this was also refarNlll 
to tiio annrnnrtfltlona AMnmilte^i- 



ra !>■'.. 
of this city," said 
tltr of the lowest 
He knows that It I'' 
utterly Impossible for this tS.uO to be 
^,nen, find his action will probably 
mean that the laborers will be deprived 
tf the practical increa.se I am lighting 

for. 

The men arc oure of $2 75 and I know 
that it is possible for the mayor to ad- 
iust tho city finances In a. manner tli,.l 
will make the J3 raio possible. But the 

!.M flgure M -'ttw ly Impossible, and this 



g.M fl«ure » -'ttw iy impc 



mm mwt 

CLEAN SI8EETS 
NEHJiAY 

5000 City Employes Will 
Wash Away Millions of 
Disease Germs. _. 



ONLY $2000 NEEDED 



Includes Salary of Super- 
visor From the State 
Agricultural College, 



Boston's Btrpcfs wi'i! be pL/gn a baHi 
by 5000 city employs wiyi will slart 
at work at sunrise t'lmdiy. accnnlini; 
to instructions issuctl to Puhlio Works 
Commissioner ilurpiiy ypat<>rday by 
Mayor Curlcy. 

Among those wlio will h?? pressed in- 
to service will be members of the flre 
department, who will flush down the 
streets with heavy stream"- of water 
from dt-parlment hoses attaclie-l to the 
hydrants. Kvery street flushing and 
scruhhiap machine uwiied by the city 
will bo prcsrerl into service, incluiling 
all the automobile trucks uaed under 
contraet, and every available employe 
will he out with scrapers, hose and 
brushes. 

"D'.irine the pa.-st .Mx weeks the 
^treets have been < over'^d with i^'e and 
snow." the mayor slated, ",iiKi i'.'.c 
llth tliat hR,s r..'eumu1at(:d is a he;illh 
menace. As soon as we hnve a warm I 
"<ay 01- two, the ice and snow will dis- 
5ppear and this half Inch of oily muck 
ciil lie S"attered by Itu- wind to ever;- 
orner of tlie city, carrying germs a!id 
jisease into every, household. The worl< 
jf cleaning- the .stieets will appb to 
:A'ery haril paved street in the cit> , 
2irt and maea<lam streets being Impos- 
iible lo cle:in bv flnshin.i?, as the 
areanis of w-iter would tear the street 
.o ple"^ t-3. 

"Of eourse. the ch-anint: will hav'e to 
ie po.'dponed if the day is cold enough 
io ^v^^c7.^. the water and cover the 
streets with ice. Hul, if it is warm, 
there will be ions of filth washed into 
the sewers and the streets wili he spot- 
less. Then, in the sprinB, T am goin?; 
to ha^e e\-ery sewci- and ever.\' catcli 
basin in Doston cleaned, thus disposing, 
of another health menace." ' 



mm mk 

ON CilY LAND 
lOCUTH.CL 



Wiilr the purpose of stiniulatin'? 
invrrest^ liack^aid prardens that won!.] 
help to cut down riie hlsh cost o£ living, 
Supt. Dyer of the Boston School Com- 
mittee is adv'ocatlnff city pfaraenn in con- 
] nection w,ith various public sehAols. 

S\ the meetiuB of the i-omntittee yes- 
terday he said there la a large amount 
rif land o*'ned by the city which coulil 
lie used for aRricultiiral purposes, ami 
he estimates that for $3000 It would he 
nossihle to make six cr eight gardens, 
each of which, he believes, would intlu- 
enee the making of LW to WO other home 
.Kardens. .\9 attempt has been made to 
fig-ure up jiow much produc« could bu 
raised in the large nuiAl>cr oi' intensively 
ciililvateii areaH, but the idea appeals 
to the S'-hool t'omniittee. 

Tile .?-'0f») which 's rcconimeiulcd foi 
the .school budget would pay the salary 
of a supervlsoi' from the .Vniherst Agri- 
e.ultural t'ollcge, the expen.^e of fencing 
lots and providiitg necessary tools and 
seed. !t was po!ute<l out that Boston 
voted to aiM-eut th.e inyi^l.iti'.'e net whicji 
permi.s cities to provide for agricul- 
tural education and, since titlalile land 
is a'ailablf, there is no reason why the 
-.■<orriinont may not he trici 
Indtistrial and vocational I aining was 
he .siibiect under discussioi at yester- 
oa.v afternoon'.-, meeting. Assistant 
Snpt. FranJi V. Thompson iiKcd r->-; 
iYiS,"« mimcy be used for leacning 
ccurMs in the needle trndes, which he. 
deelaied form an irnportai;t branch of 
indunlilai life. He rovdewod the work 
o.' trade schools, continuation schools, 
co-operative industrial cour.ses, prevoea- , 
ttonal cour.ses and the vocation guid- 
ance bureau. 

rames V. Munro of Hie advisor.i' cnm- 
niiltee on inf;ustrial education .spoke n' 
the danger of courses becomiPj} too 
•.cadcmic, of the tendency to exploit 
hoys by employers and of e;straordiii- 
ary miauiid«rstaii(linf;s which arise in 
conneetiuii with the work of these 
school;?. To corrcrl such dangers he 
urged that committee."! be forniTl to In- 
clude cmplo.ierj, shoip foremen and the 
public generally. 

Ri' hard W. flrant was appointed spe- 
cial leader of th East Boston SVhool 
'.'enter. The rtiles were amended nuik- 
InK tlie meetins; dales of the; eornmiltee 
on the second i rid fourth Thursday.^ 
of each momh. Instead rff the first and 
•econd Monday.^. A protest against the | 
Issuance of licen.ses for Ji.itlon picture' 
theatres and billiard >JalJ» in the vieln-j 
Ity nf Codman square, wljiVh is near tJie I 
DorehC'ter Tri,a;li School, wis received i 
with the request that the com.nitieo 



makft a repoi 



'•ieenslniif Boiin?. 



Pat.«e for the annual prize drills ami i 
parades were fixed is follows: Dorcnes- 
ler High School May 4. suliurban high 
Kchoola May 9, /inplLsili High .School 
May 11. Public Tjitln .School May I'll. 
fVieh will l-e. held a Mechanlcjj' Buiid- 
iog. 



CITY LABOKKKS' WAUBS 

A minimum wage of |3 a day for 
every laborer on the city payroll has 
been advocateti by the City Council. 
It has boen truly h.>tif| that a calendar 
ii is not needed at City Hall to ascertain 
when an election for mayor is ap- 
proaching. 

This particular resolution was 
rushed through the City Council as 
' the last ad of an oul-going City 
Council and without the ordinary ex- 
haustive deliberation that this body 
gives many projects tliat do not in- 
volve the oxpenriiture of a .small for- 
tune annually and tliat Jo not repre- 
sent an increase of 20 or 30 cents^fei 
the city's tax rate. 

There is no denying fliat the pres- 
ent high cost of living makes a wage 
of $2.50 a day for a competent laborer 
Inadeqiiate to provide for himself and 
hia family. But the eiithtiaiastn of 
the City Council, in an outburst of 
political generosity, advocating an in- 
crease of no cents a day instead of 
accepting Mayor Cuncy'.s plan of a 
2r)-cent increase this year and a simi- 
lar increase to ^,'5 in a year or two, 
Beenia unlike the normal aclions of 
a Good Uovei ninont Association Iwdy. 
It musl, be remembered tliat a 
city laborer at $2.r.O a day is con- 
sidered by his fellow laborers as 
lucky, becau.se in addition he re- 
ceives two week.s' vacation with full 
pay. every holiday with pay, a half 
holiday with pay. every Saturday, 
and a pension for the remainder of 
his life on lialf pay when he becomes 
old. as well as always en.ioying an 
eight-hour day and perpetual emplo.y. 
nient, the latter being a comfortable 
asset in itsolf. 

But we are liearlily in favor oi" 
a $2.75 wage for city laborers, and 
tiniess the cost of living drops, «„. 
other increase in litis or 1919 to $3 
The taxpayers won't quarrel with 
that if they arc assured that (he city 
employes are earning the money— 
and if the assurance comes from 
sources beyond City Hall politics 



Supt. Dyer Thinks They 

Would Influence 200 or 

More at Homes. 



SCHOOL' UEAD SAYS 



p^JT''- F^^ (^ ' ^ 'P^, 




ORSEW 
FAIR IN B 





KENNEY- NEWl 
LIBRARY HEAB 



Chosen President of Board 
of Trustees 



Leading Citizens Vote for Project 
in 1921 — Cost Estimated , 

at $17,500,000^^49 It 



' Prominent mrn of this city in !>"''- i ,\'^";i,e^so;^h'''l'oston"^niirt''^tra"^ 
ncsa and professional circles, ^'^-'W^'^^-f^''^^?^^^^'^;:^^:^!^^^ 
i„g Mayor Curley, gave ^-^^^^^ \^^^:^ ^^ 1"::^'::^ ^ ^^r.. - ^^^^ 
l„,,^,rwnin:t yesterday afternoon m ; ,„^., „„,, p,,ve s.unft information re„. 



ir.g lh;it Biclic'i 

Cost Nearly $20,00n,000 
It -sv 



the- ^OMX\'> of the Real Kstate Kx- 
cliantre to tiic propo,-<ed world's fair 
lOr Boston in 1"J1. 

Loni, K, T,ir.K^tt. former presicent ^ .^^^ ^_.^^^,^ ^^,,„ ^ ^^ ^^ 

of tlie. Cliamher of Commerce, who , ,^0 fair wUl pny tor .s.ir..J"«^^^,,^^,j 
de an inve^ti<rntion of the mat- 1 tk-a- even ..how .-, profit. 



, stated that th.^ rost "J the f^;," 
V^^u F:iirt tliat 11" bi-Uoves 



ll 



1 rril'v even show it iii'm... ■■" „„,,,>< 

..afi made an tnvctitirniion 01 .uc ,„...-, n^-^ ^^^^^^ „ ^^^ j_,, ^^..^^ of flum sp.u^ 

tcr of a world-wide exposition to be I ,^„,„„ b^ "-^f "-y^X'-l^^c^ v'-nXd. 
,h,M in or near tlii, city, spoke '^t j to^*|>C,^no.e3 ofjand^- 
icngth regarding the project ,«'"' j tbe/chamber of Com.n.roe^^^ 
answered many questions regardmg tho .a|a ep<.nHers^of^t^h« ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ 

(location, financing and other matters | -^.^„ ;„„;., ,h^n i^^^'''^' '"''XuW not 
'of interest. j ,„„t ,mtor.n. generalUloB s.ou 

-— in;:jm fr rahoy. former presK^^.^f 

DISAORRRS WITH CRAM \^^^:: ^l!^/ nrT*^/^'--,. 

r.ofore ttm mo.tl„,"r arljourned a trn>-- |^^'^;;<;,<'| ^,^^^, ^„, eKpo.=lt1on 1^ wanjed 
porarv organl/atloti .va« farmed ""'' j „„,. „e nrp.ucd '^f^* •';'^;,pt%o form 
,h, n,ov«ment for a t,l^ fair wa« Riven J where f'->;;"™;',.o'''er Is beiuR fli.ons.ed, 
otnclal BarcU»n on motion of Mayor ! wh.n a la.^e p.o.. ,._..„,,„„„„ .„!;r 




v\ 11 J, I AM F. ICF.-VNEY, 
N.-ulv , I'-.-ri-d prcaklpnt of tl\e tni 'tec 
' „f ih.' Public I-lbrury of the cli. , 

Hostdll. ^ 



"r-»- 



-1-1.917 



"I bJilif've 



1 Amons th« mimerotin locations pro- 

I P0S.MI, an iBlatid In thn CharleR River 

BflBln met with tho approval of Ralph 

UrtamR f;ram. arohltcct. although ho 

' iTiKlMtcrt that he would not Rponaor a.nj- 

thlng of a .■omtner.-.l-l natt.r«. »»J';^S j (,„,„.u,alo 

that the timo would bo rlnn by 1021 foi 

!, eNposltlon devolod to tho arte and 

a'iem-U without r<'<ard to comn,errc 

or protlt. , 

Mr TJ"<-ott did not ncrfo with M.. 
nnim on^hla point, stntlnpr a« ';': ^n- 
,„„ iiK.t thoro IH art in tho '■^''"ri 
nrut of -i Rl^n' >""«"' locomotlv,. the 
fvluK machine or -omo other ai'tlrlc 
flMuK niac explained, how- 

:;r"";hk7'ho hid Planned to hav„ a 
great templo In tho central p.- ■ - 



aVulnrBCd that there ehould bo "n 
over non-eFSii,Ual3. 

To Hold Mass Meeting 

5hat tho timo hn« 



como 



-rb^rr"-i:s^^?^--- 
ijr'-s^iro/^n"^^rir;|f;^ 

1 LToolatlon. rcfiardlnR "-\"»" ^ ''^.^^ 
I fln-,urinK the oxpo.-.itlon. Ml. l'lR^;\, 
; s n "d fhat $S.'W,(V» would bo ra ■ d 
' v,v mlvato stork subscription and Ihat 
i 1 . P afo wotdd bo ...ked to approrr.^ 
■ X $10.0i«.'W) with the objoct P.. view o> 
maWuB tho hit,' event a llnanc.al .<.u - 



'.« tmed by the rep- 
Mr. UlBE"!'^ ',' _ ,„ ,,,. Art Muse'im. 



''"wyor rurley-a motion, that It be t„, 
..n««o£ thom.ctlMSthatan oxposlt.on 

, >a Tirpvalled. 

planned to aold a, pnbno innss 



^Villiam V. Kenney was ciec.tetl pre*- 
dent of tho board of trustees of Va<- 
Ik.siovi I'ublic T,lbrary \ csterday 
liU the plaoo made vacant by tlio de» . 
i,f .To.uiah 11. Vienton. With Sam\^^ 
Carr a3 vice-president, ho will aervo I 
t,rm tiuiii.E April M. next. 

Mr. iCeniiey iH day editor of the 
nr.Hton C.lobo and la well known " ■ 
newnpuper and literary circles. Ho \a 
rontrllmtor to nmgazlneg and literar '. 
pnuUictlon.o and h.via had wide expei j 
■ iico in letters. Before takinft up 1 . 
.-, fideneo l.i Uoston ho was ohairma.i 
ho Kch'HiI board of Wohurn. Hn 'rfn,?' 
.■_-,-.n a member of the board of trust* ■* 
,f till- librarv sinen the rcKime of f-*.,'! 
nor ,\lavor 'Fif/.Korahl. Ho was is- ^ 
lomted liv Mayor I'it/.serald to fill t s 
rioanoy cauRed !>•, tho death of Soto-' 
vion -[..iiicoln. 
The new prcfiidont of th« library wa». 
•I'-goly Inntniraental some years siQott; 
n urginE ttio school hoard of BoMiOMfe 
Introdnca Rhorthand and typewtlUtiC' 



„ I ., . i i.-i*'« of an rcnci""''. t» m nb-nned to .loiii a. ijuwi..j 

"Mr uI4eH Illustrated hta point by | J/^.^./'f^rou.e gene,-al Interest In 
VrletbV^ »".nt,lon to the Art MttRcum . n^-«'i;;B ^ To thla meet ng wiP 

''"?"' n.Ulionn. which ho (.aid h!«5 a , "« 1 ropresentatlvea gf every 

"1 «r dally attendance of P-op o ban , ' ^ "l ,V„„ („ Boston and ttie pubdc 



Tito i.n« '"*»t 



,-.* k'HtK f*\fV 



""""^^^^P^cUl^-tbcatro m n...to, , 
"iir UKgett had doBC^'bed the Cbarlea 



•aniznlion In l.ioaton and the pubdo 
lerally. 



R H WH'TE COMPANY 
1 ' GIVES FIREMEN $5^ 

;! viri- CommisHloner Orady aiinouJV 
the receipt yesterday of a check for 
/ , the R H. White Company for 
't m-C.-' . relief fund. The check . 
iL.compnnled by a letter expressing .U..^ 
tratitude of the firm for U.e prot*^ 
^,m liver, the K. II. Whtte Store auri»« 
Ih " recent tire on Cliauncy stieet. 



(irimlratlo 



for the manner In -whl^ 



11 



Tllromen handle-:, the isituatton 



,^.i!^<^^^ fit- F£i2 -/D , 

M'CALL NAMES WAR 
COMMITTEE OF 100 !^ 



to 



Selects Prominonl Citizens 
Aid in Marshalling the 
State's Resources 

JAMES J. STORROw'lS 
j PROVISIONAL CHAIRMAN 



Leaders in Businer , Law and 
Finance Are on 

J^eJ^iatf / ^ 

Governor >rcCaH ypsf onlay nr.mofl 
100 of fusion's reprcspiitative cilizuns 
to act as a X.uional Welfare C.'inmit- 
tpe of Massachusetts in the event of 
war beinfj ilt-clared by the United 
States agrainst Cerniany. 
Tlie Governor nominated Jame.s J. 
.Storrow as provisional chairman, witii 
the followini,' as provisional execiftive 
committeemen: Walton A. Gieeno, 
Benjamin Joy, Guy llurchie, .lames .1. 
I'helan, A. C. Ilutcheslsy and C. y. 
Weed. 

It is the intention of the Governor 
to have the committee contribute by 
; counsel and actions to mitrslialliiig-, if 
necessary, the resources of the Statu 
in co-operation with the authorities 
of the United Slates. On the com- 
mittee arc men prominent in finance, 
Ijusiness, law, transportation and 
manufacturiiiff. 

The Governor r.lso named Gardner 
W. Pear.'son, Adjutant (ienoral of the 
State and chief of stuff, as member 
cx-oflicio of both the general commil- 
leo and (he provii:ionaI executive com- 
mittee. Tlie advisability of namin;,' a 
committee of ladies is also being con- 
sidfi-eil by tiie Governor. 

Tlio names of those on the National 
Welfare committee are as follows; — 
Jame.s J. Storrow, Georgo K. Drap- 
er, Gcoi-ge.H. I.,yman, Henry Abra- 
hams, Albert Greene Pui'c.-ln, Jjouis 
K. IJgnett. Ilutler Am«s, Henry S. 
Drnnison, Frederic C. McDiifne, 
Charles H. Allen. Artliiji W. Katoii.' 
J. i-'ranklin McElwain, qiiarle.s C. 
Baxter. I.ouis A. Frothi u.-h.-m, 
Gieiiville S. MrF.-irland. Chanes s. 
Bird, John F. Filzg.-rald, AValter C. 
Fisli, PJciuird C. Madaurln, Spencer 
Borden, Archie N. Froit, K"' ".rt, F. 
Marden, ISoland W. Hoyden, . in W. 
Farley, Alexander .Meiklojohn. 7^. 
Vernon Bri^Ks, William A. Gaston, 
Guv N. Miiichie, Charles IJoswonh, 
L<v! !T, (Jreenwooil, J''reueiiik W. 
Mansfield, George E. HrorU, Walt.iii 
\j. (.'reene, IJobcrt L. O'lirieii, Wll- 
iiau) K. Brooks. Fdward W. Gliivs, 
Joseph H. O'Neill. Frank V. Benni'tl, 
Kdwin A. (.ironilcf, iCuKi-ne W. (Jiik, 
F.vtrett C. Benton. KdwIn Farnhaiii 
Greene. Oliver C. J'resoolt, William 
AT. Biiller, JInrry W. Garlield, 3. T. 
I'owell, lli'iiiy If. Civipo, John W. 
llai(!i«. •biines J. Whelan. W. .Mmray 
Crane, Matthew Hale, Frederick I!. 
I'rnii--, C.lv;:: Colidire, Uoben F. 
Herrick, William B. Plunkett, Cliaii- 
nln;j U, Cox, Henry N. Jllgginson, 
Bernard J. Rotlnvell, Harvey Cusli- 
inK. Kiijli'ard C. Ilcoker, Russell 



i liobb, "Charlea Jl. Cole, Charles -i*. 
; Hayden, Abrahan' C. Batchesky, 
Charles F. Clioate , , James H. Hus- 

, .lohn I^. Saltoi.stall, Bouis A. 

•oli<l«e, Benjamin Joy, Philip L. 
Spalding, Grafton V>. Cushin,u:, George 
H. Jfpson, Frederic S. Snyder, James 
.M. Curley, Bovell Johnson, Joseph A. 
.skinner, A. Gristle, I^oiiis !•;. Kir- 
stain. Kdwaid F. Searles. Alvah T, 
Crocker, Georse H. Kunhardt, God- 
frey de la Taun..ncr.ur. Kdwin C. 
Ciirti.^. Eben S. S. Keith, Tiiemns W, 
Thatcher, John W. Cumniines' 
Flank J. Ludwifi, Charles H. Taylor, 
-\. Bawrfflice Bowell, David I. Walsh. 
Charles C. Washburn, Heni-y O. 
\V. lis, Georse \\. White. K. JIarston 
■^Vhitin. Sherman i^. Whipi'e. Dan- 
iel G, \Vinu, Ciiailcs V. V.'eed. Robert 
Wuisor, James T. Williams jr.. and 
liutler R, Wilson. I 



AT THE MAYOR'S G 

A Dawes hotel for women wil. 
ereftod in Boston in the neai- fiitui. 
according to Rufiis F. Dawes' prom- 
ise made to Mayor Curley durins the 
hitter's visit to Chicago la.st week. | 
It is possible that it may be erected j 
ne.'ir the Dawes hotel-' for men. on I 
I'ine St. 'J lie Miiyr.r ;;ays th-it ho 1 
visited the Dawe.s hotel for women ■ 
in Chicago, the first structure of Its ' 
kind in the country, and that It i.s i 
an ideal .success. The cost ranges 
from 10 to ^fTPlit!* ii- niafVi'7 

Jfayor Curie/ apain is planninpr to 
order all tlie Hmooth-p.aved streets in 
llie elty flii.ihed next Saturday after- 
noon and Sunday morning, if t!;e 
temperature rises above X\ degrees 
in the shade. The firemen will aid 
the other city employees In the effort 
to rid the .streets of whatever snow 
and ice may remain and also a larH'' 
a.ciiimiilatioii of filth. 

After a eonference i\ith :i lomoiii- 
tee of the Sanitary and Street Clcan- 
ing- Teamster.s' TJnion, Mayor Cm-lev 
announced that he would fill 100 of 
the 200 vacancies in thl.s depai-tment 
as soon as the segref?aled biidset is 
approved, and that the remaining 100 
j vaeanc-ies will bo filled .-Is soon as 
possible after the first 100 are filled, 
'J'he M.a.vor's advocacy of an embar^-o 
en the iportatlon of all focvis froin 
Airierica, and of other measures of 
relief from exlorti'inate food prims, 
has been endorsed by several labor 
miions. anionK which Is the Park ami 
Rerrention Dejiartment Bmpioyees' 
I'nion. 

Construction work on (he Slraud- 
way in South Boston began siieeding 
up today with the arrival of a lar^e 
shipment of iron pipe from Pennsyl- 
iaiiin. ill.- embargo on pipe beioR 
lifted by the r-iili (lads hiKt week. This 
is the JSOO.OOO eonli'act which tniLsl 
lie completed before Columbus Day. 

Mayor Curley says (hal Uu- pie- 
d.-jminntins: Beiidment in WashuiKton 
as Kleane.i by him from personal eoii- 
versation with nunie.rons men in piih 
lie life (here is asainsl war in tlif 
face of even an exlrenie c'rists. Tin 
Mayor further believes that most o 
the newspapers aio mi.=;rEpro.'i,'',".Jir.; 
the fcellng.-j of the people, tlie presi 
dent, and Congress. 



f^P- to -/9') 
! AT THJB MAYOR'S 'WATE; 

ITes. Slorrow of liie Council is a 
: busy man the.<!o day.s. As heaii of the 
i recently appointed Jia.wHchusetts 
j Committee of PublK' .'Safety aiifl Pi'^" 
|sidin.L,' oflieer of the Council he has 
; very little time left for his private at- 
: fairs. After oiK'iiiiis the meeting oi 
the Council at 2 yenterday he reiuained 
ill the chair until 2.35, when he an- 
uouiiced that It was neees.iary for him 
to depart as be w.as due at the open- 
ifm- of a very inijiortaut meeting' of 
the Public Safety Conimittee at 2.^10.1 
Councillor Ball.ant.'i tie iiresided for the; 
I'emainder of tile session, which was 
the loii.erest for many, many inontli.'<. ■ 
It was after K when they finally ad- 
journed for .-1. week. 

The MajJY- gcunmpapkil. V>' ''""l^''^ 
Comnir. CkitwC, ^(l'nqitSbi.';'.MrK. (iir- 
ley, will leave Boston on the midiiiKl'l 
toniijht for New 'i'ork. They will t'o 
throm,'h to Washinston tomorrow, and 
leave the national capital in the eveii- 
inf^ in time to i-t\'icli CIium;.:o 'rimrs- 
day mornins', Washington's .birthday. 
.-IS the iVIayor will be the guest of 
luinor and principal sjieaker before l!ie 
Knights of Columbus the.q-e that even- 
ing. It will be known as "American- 
ization Day" by this or-der throughout 
the entire country. The Mayor and 
Comnir. Carven wiP, devxite every 
spare minute during the iiip to tli" 
lireparation of the 19*17 budget. 



WILL FORGE CLERK 
TO ESTIMATE COS! 



MAYOR'S DRASTIC STEPS 
AGAINST CAMPBELL 



Law Department to Ask Writ 

Obliging Him to Give 

Figures for Budget 

M;i.\or e'urle\' has decided tc resort 
lo <|;;i'tic Hction this year in an al- 
tcniiiL lo compel Francis A. Caniiihell, 
dork of the Superior Civil Court, to 
fni-nlsh \\\i estimated e.vpenses for 1917 
on .segre§t-ted budget iorms. Clorlt 
Cami)bell \. t ^year ■ ised io ailopt 
the segrega: "'l.'*'''* in fwbmittltlsr 

his . stl:r..-;te»-.''^* und tlm^ he is 

eli'.(.'l<.d by th. , ■j'^.c aid i -. n.j wuy 
is under the ji, . .sdlctlon. of (uiyuody 
so far MS the' Iln^uuaee (if Mis office lo 
con'-erned. ■ ■.' i . , , 

A feeble iill'iniil was nude tlirnit(fli 
ci-rtain Judges last year ta iniluee Iiluj 
to adopt the budget .system, hut hj 
dei.'.nv'd. and when Mayor Cin-ley 
hearil yf lerdiiy that he intends to 
cling (.) he same old' .sysleni again 
Ihis year, he ordered Budget Commr 
Carven to_ confer with the Law Dei 
parlmeut "with a view to Instituting 
court proceedings comiiellinp (1,^ ^,,^_ 
durate clerk to comply vvlfli |ho 

■ ' ■ -deas of makiriL' aJI e.M,t„:,,„„ 



[■n segicgated budget form* 




"1 BOOST PAY OF 
INDORSED CITY LABORERS 

B V nn¥TCr ***^""^ councillors Jump 
D i nUUMl! Wages to $3 Per Day 



Lomasney Amend-' 

ment Lost in Discard 

at Vote Time 



I'oliowins a spirited (irbatc, lli'' 
Massacliusctts Floiise of Rcprcscnta- 
Itivcs yesterday unanimously passed an 
order pledging llie support of tliat 
body to any arlion v.'hicli the Presi- 
dent and Congress may take to pre- 
serve "tiie dignity, honor and safely of 
our coiiiUr\." "T^" ^ / \ 

I ■ ■ , .f,, ' <» 

I LOMASNEY AMENDS 



U I 



The j^assage of the order, wliioli wpp 
ptt'Muiefl by a lively dcbato, left the 
resolnti.ona which v-'oro submitted in 
the HouMf^ eai'Uor in the wei^k in the dis- 
card, UTul rrlieved what threateni;d to 
be a I'ad Pitualiuii when these n-'f-ohi-: 
tions should come np fur final action. 
Ijast iMondav Txeprosontatlvew Allen 
of NewUtn :Mui Ilowser of M'alvetlrld 
si/binitted resohitiiMia iiidorsinp- I'l ♦si- 
dent Wilson's stand. KepreHentatl\"e 
Tjomasnt^y vi antetl the repotnl ion.s 
amended i.-t provide that It should be 
iinderst.Mid tiiat I'hipland's violnfi'u.s of 
internal innai law and the cxecuilon of 
Irish rf'Vfdiri!' were not condoned by 
thA lyeRislnture. This nmendtnent 
created a. stir, and », vuniiher of nieni- 
bc rs in t li e J I o n so 1 ool; ed f orwa rd w i i U 
much co'iccrn to the time wh»'n li"^y 
I would be r"Oiilred to vote on It. 'l"h ■ 
; res'du' ions were )'ef erred to th.' llniise 
I rules committee, and referred subse 
nucntly \'\ tlie Tlouae \^^ the toMinntt*^e. 
on federal relations. Then Hie rr.sohi- 
tions were went to the Benate. and by [ 
that body were referref. to iis rules 
uommilteo. 

T^ v'.!« npreed by loaders of the TjCg'is- 
lature ihat the real tlfiht over thf Lo- 
masney amendment would come either , 
before the commit foe on fedenil ;-*'la- | 
tionH or in the House. Xo action had ■ 
been tn, e i <■". th'-' iriatior by Ihe Senaf 
•\\i'\ ro.i'inittec up to \(>Rtor(iay UK-rn 

i.,c ! 

Tlrn KoproscntaJii Martin Hiiys h\i1i- 
ir.IlleU till' nrtirr wliic-li passed. 

It riime like "ri t'olt fror.i llie blue," :i^< 
far !iH ni'ij^l I'f f'e iiieinbor« from llin 
I'tousn were eoneeriieil, anil Vie.fore llic 
oppni;!lioii I'fiiM seramMo to Ineir feet. 
;is it were, ilie orfler wh.s passetl and 
(1,0 whdln riiiiller was <Hpposeil c.f. Ss 
It wa:-' .''• n"n.'"e order, eoncurreneo \^\ 
thft Senate in nnt neeeni-fary. and ;t l-.ad 
to lie "iveii !'«> ine readinK in tlip 
House 



A wii,'.;'5 of $;; per d.i>' f'"' all city la- 
^•orers was votod tiy the ISIU municipal 
•.'.sofell ai. tliB liiial ;.e.sKlou (if tho ol- 
f^fOMX >e;a- ye:;terday. The Mayor wa.s 
ronnaily asked to iii.ik» -PT^ision for 
;tie 53 ralo In tl)« budRet. , , . / 

Persons of polltleal b-nt iiinfi Ustelu^ 
•n the orations r f the eniinrillor.s opii/il 
that. Ma\or Curley wn.-( heinj; forestalled 
rn the matter of sainry IncreaHC-M. .Sev- 
eral weeka ago the Mayor made known 
ids Intention to ])rovlde wage bonus 
tor variL^l^^ claRyeH of eit>' workfira in 
ilio 1917 biidnet. Soino who heard tha 
■tatementH in the council nespio'i e.x- 
iTessed the opinion that the Miiyor'.s 
■fire" Vi,T.d Vieen stolen. The Muyor had 
favored increasing the $2.&0 wage to 

Coiineillor MeDonald. an adiiiinistra- 
tlMi member or the con.ncH, declared 
that the salary increase should ein- 
hfMM the lower paid workers, such a.4 
8sru>> women, elevator men. and Janl- 

Preaident HuB."in wa« pieseiitecl will'. 
.1 diamond stick pin. Farewell speeches 
were made by Councillors t'olcman and 
I.ehy. Mr. Trfhy r€.-id a good-by mes- 
i^a^e fr^M]!'" ouiu'illor Thotri.'ia .1. Kenny, 
the third cntgoins member. Mr. Kenny 



"America first Is the BloBan •'•*!■■ 
oTBanlzatlon," was the keynote Ot »» 
«tntements. . .^ 

joK.ip".. i\ O'Connsl!. who h*« .*••■ 
rromlnent In thft afTalrs of the *t.S=3» 
iif IrlKii Fre(*lora In all parts of 1C«W , 
ICn.'vland. saM : i 

"It the United State* government M . 
in any trouble there Is nolKxly any «no«* 
quick to uphold Us honor 'htn to» 
Irish. They v.'ere most numerous In 
llie army of Washinffton, comprise* 
one-half of the Union forces and wer« 
prominent In the .Spanish war. 

"When there Is any trouble Involvjnn 
the honor or welfare of the United 
States It would bo rash to que.-^tion the 
I,atrlotiKm of the Irish. Uberty and 
11. 1! republican form of government are 
dear to I lie Irish heart and they will 
never be found wantins In preservlns 
forever the honor and Jlgnity of the 
count ?■'.-. 

Despise linglish 

"We hate and despise the Knifllsh 
crovernment for her terrible record of 
brutal misijovernment of Ireland, but 
the welfare of thus country 1;-.; our first 
de?;ire. 



in Klorida. 

BAClC 



f9r 



"OLD 



? 



GLORY" TO 
IHELAST 

Friends of Irish Free- 
dom Declare 
Patriotism - -/ 



U 

\ President WiLion will be/ whole 
ihcartcdiy supported in any Aand he. 
takes in the present crisi.! by mem- 
bers of tlic Friends of Irish Freedom 
rroruiiient meiniiers of iliis orE-iiiiza- 
tion, which has heeti rprnly hostile to 
England, declared I;;st nifiht that the 
organization !.<• solidly behind the 
President. 

NOT WITH GERMANY 

Because --if strong opposition to KnR- 
llsh metb.od.s and openly expressed pym- 
pathy for the Oerman i-ause, it had 
Bet;;: , Ip.lmed that many nienibcr."i of the 
organization would stand wiil. C.-.r 
many. The expres.slons of opinion giv 
en lEst nlitht to the Post Indicate, that 
whlla they hope for peace, the member* 
will »tand ur fall by Uie Stars and 
Stripes. . 



"in the recent Mexican trouble our j 
own Ninth Repriment, which la distlnct- 

( ly Irish, was tirM at I'Vamingham, nrst ' 

I In etbciency tests on the border, and 
the last to leave the scene of trouble. 

"Before tha Tories and the AnglOi 
maniacs daro to question tho patriotism 
nf the citizens of Irisli blood It may be 

I well for them ro answer. for themnelvea 
whether they are wili'ng to go to the? 
front and sacrifice their Mvoe, 

"I'ersonally I fjuestion wUetlicr many 
of Fuch people will ever respond to any 
call in case of nepit. My father fouKht 
In the Unic^n navy to preserve tVie UnlOll 

I and all of his .sons are glad to enlist If 
any occasion arises calling for their 
assistance. Every man c>f Irlsti ex- 

! traction recupntxs that lii.s HUprenUi 
duty Is to preserve this reimtiltc at mi 
cost." 

Least Said Better 

.I.iiiM'S (>'?nlli\an of Tvfiwell. a nation- 
'al vice-president ot the Frlend.1 of Irisli 
\ Freedom. sHld; 

"I tliink the present situation should 
b*. handled with gloves jind the least 
said th.' better. I don't believe there 
will lie wsr with Germany. The matter 
l.s In the I'lande of I'rcsident WHaon. 
who has too h'gh a resftrrt for the In- 
terests of the country to want war. I 
ha\'e never been either |.^o German or 
nro-ally. America, first. last and alj 
the timo has been my motto and wllj 
ifuiile me In any crisis." 

Mat the'" Cummlnps. Who 1."! a formej 
national president of the Anclfnt Ordei 
of Uibernians, said: "I hope there WTil 
bo no war. Tho maiority of the coun- 
try is for peace and .'ill -wish to keet 
out of trouble. The Irish In this coun- 
tuy, however, will back the flag in any 
crisis, as they have always done in th< 
past." i". 

I Ity Collect !r .lohn J. Curley, a 
lirother of the Mayor, said, "I am quit* 
sure every loctn^cr of the Friends ol 
, Irish I-'reedom stands back of the Press. 
d.uit in anvthing he docs. They are wltl- 
the United States above everything. ; 
do not think that the people want -vnu 
at this time." , 

I .lohn .1. Cassldy of Adams, a promt-' 
noni 11. ember of tha Friends of Irimt 
I'Veedom said "1 don't know as anvoA« 
has the ritht to question me as to wher« 
I iitand on national aftalrS. I don't Ckt^ 
to make a statement." , » 



HiZdERALD OUT 

AGAINST CURLEY 






-^Mayor's Organization Maintain 
ing Active Campaign Against 
His Successor's Re-election 



BY ROBERT I.. NORTON 

\\ liilc war ,-iiui ruii;oiA ',i v.ar ni.iy 
have kept tlic lion. John V. p'itzgerald 
off the froi;t page:., iic is still iiKjiii- 
taining an active fampaign against tluf 
r!on: Janic-s M. C'lirloy for rc-clci-tiun 
to the mayoralty, 'i'luu- lias Iv-en a 
pcr.MStent ntory in circuiatic.n thai 
John will figiit James, but it is not 
well anthentii-.-ilccl. Some of the ex- 
Mayor's licutcn.mts are quite sure that 
he will enter Mie li.sts, but it i.s not 
taken scriou.sl>. 

FIGHT TO FINISH 

But BO f.'u- :i J poliiiiK iiKi.v be iiiter- 
rsiing in (lie v.intor of thi- .sniuin-r lic- 
fcrn thp elfcOnri it in qnlio pviii.nt ihiit 
Mr. Fitzfiorald is .ujiviris nuioli lA his 
lir;.p (o (I.Miioiir;traliii;r th;it he is going 
to linn uii iiRMinst the , Mayor for re- 
el.-ctlon. Thr i,(,.^:<il-,ility of hin eriniil- 
(li'Oy Is urRcil simply to call attention 
to the sKnnUcn wliieh <'xistt; ln^lwctm 
(ho 1 wo men. 

It looliH liiir. ;i rpij-nliir po.itioi.1 fo\i(I. 
a lU'ht to llii. lini.sli, ;ind it i.^ tiinoU lo 
c^iil attention to It, The prettiest pi.li- 
tiral .sppetarlo Ihiil the c.i..' conld hop,. 
'.« enjoy wnnid ho ,a li.Tttle betw.en the 
j M.iyor imrt the e.\-M.ay,r, hut it l.i hard- , 
1.',' to tjo e.ypeeted. 

Tt has been the piivate bo,ist of both t 
fiontleinon that each had Honiethlnfc on 
the other. AnrI in the event of siieh a' 
I.olltleal battle, the ipeoiile of Boston 
would be diverted if not edilled. In any 
."ize-up of the .'Situation at thin tl'ne, 
liovvcver, it i.s evident that the opposi- 
tion of .\ir, F;lv;rornlil ^'onstlttile.-s a 
t'trious menace to the .'itnlpition.s of 2<Xr. 
'Jrley, (ie.spite bin predletlnii that he 
"can I!ol< any ej-ndldate" atrain.st him. 

Powerful iw iS6£tori 

. 'loi' f '■'^'^'''"■■''' <^ a, very powerful 
rolltlcal il,-,'ure in this o.ity. Varied a- 
opinions may be on l.is enrecr, and hfa 
r.o3Slbllitie.^, the l-,.et that he gave' 
Senatcn- Henry Cabot L.pdpe a elo«c 
run for rc-elertion to (l,e ITrited Ktatej! 
K.?nate In ibe l.-i.^it eainpuii.>n eannot be 
eontroverted. 'Ibcre are nianv who 
tiold tno ori:nlon Ihnt .Mr. Vlliriforuld 
eould ea.sily d.feat .Mr. Curley for re- 
election. There is no (lue.stlon of I bo 
.-trnnKth of Ihe ex-Mayor In thin eliv 
anil Ihi.s beirif; th,- e,,.s,., i,i.s attitude 
Is Imtiortant and interestinx. 

The poBsibnitie.M of Mr. Fltyg-erald 
beluR a eandid.-ite for Jlayor are slim. ; 
They ari^ slim for the reason that he | 
In in trnlninis' for (he .senatorial con- ! 
test acaln-st K.-n.itor .tobn W. WwkR. ' 
Sir. Weeks l.s um'outitedly ver.v much 
Wful'.er politically throughout tlia State 
than Mr. Liodce. j».-^i>' • 



And if :Mr. I''it'/ ire raid can sivc Pen- planl. 
alor .],oii,;;e a hard lli-bl In Masunebu- ] Kcod 
s-'tts during a pr-'sidential year, con- 
J'*'lerin^'- the eminence and admitted 
.si fciif^tli of the senior Senator from 
Ma.ssneiiii.s.ttp. then he is very liable 
to defeat Mr. ^^'eek3, conditions heiuR 
even. Rut in the meanwhile Mr. Fitz- 
frerald. as is his wont, must keep In 
•he political limeliKht and he ha.s hap- 
pened to IlRht on Mayor Curley 
tiirtfot. 



But. it cannot be .said that Mr. StOj 
row. should he decide to make the JU' 
ninp, is (be candidate of the retort 
forces. Ho Is the one blK nusincs" mo. 
of the cliy, who has siven Ills t™ 
and enerRy to the I'i.y Council and n 
is familiar with the conduct of tl) 
'.iuniei;/ality. rndeiiondenco Is his le»o 
ms- characteristic. 

Others Being Groomed 

Mr. .«torrow has not Indicated as ye 
win iher he will be a, candidate. N'elthe 
ii.is i;v,„yre.-snian Callivan. There 
;i lunnber of asiiirinff candidates wh< 
an.- ^oing throuKh the reBUlar proces: 
.if groominK, and who will blossonj 
with Ilio le.-i\ es in the sprlnp. 

Hut as th.' situation stands today li 
is Jlayor (.•iir'ey versus c.\--.M:ayor Fits- 
Kern Id. 

Jlr. Fitzf.-' r:a<! has this to s.sy about 
the .Mayor in the Uepublic of yesterday; 

"We sh.jiild like to know a smglo 



the I 



Never Personal Truce 



Th-To has ne\'er b.-en a pers'inal truce 
between Mr. Curley atui Mr. Fitzgerald. 
They have l>een iioliiica! liedfellows in 
the past, but their relations have never 
been close. Mr. Curley started off by 
b;..nKinff aw.'L.v at his predeces.sor be- 
cause of the f^iiliirfiot Mr. Fif/.p-erald io 
support Mm In InV candidacy for .M,i. er. 
i'ome j'oung nien. more concerned iibout 
reportin*r golf scores and socletj- scan-, 
ilals than the truth of politics, sent up 
stories b-i^t year from the South t 
hero bad been a reconciliation between 
'he Mayors. But this was not so. 

Mr. Fif/.R-er.ild .lust dropped in to see 
Ml', f^rley to .^;ive him a bit of ad 
vice. And tha advice was that if he 
veanted to help the Democratic party 
be would reln.state some of the men 
v,-hom ho seriaratcd from jolis a.t that 
1:me. 



tha; he (Mayor Curley). has in-ade, 
uprii. His career in the Mayor's] 
otbc... Iv.M been a record of failure to, 
perforn even the ordinary duties of the 
M.'ivor' . ofUce, U'hat fools he must 
think ( le pcfiple are if he invtslnes thej' 
can fo. get his performances o* the Itist 
three .I'ears. 

".Ml one has to do i.s to take the serap 
books of the admi.ilstratlon from day] 
to day, and such a record. The deadly 
parallel could novor be used as cffee 
Ively as It can and will be next fall ' 
If Ills Honor persists In his Intention 
to throw his hat into the ring. 

".'Vs for his repeated jiatemenis that 

nc man has been found to make the 

run, how ludicrous this sound.s as 

ag.-dnst the fact that a year ago. when 

Ihe rnatt.T was not even disi u.-sed in 

the newspapers, there were nearly r.O.O.O 

voters who asked f.ir hi'i recall. \\ii do 

not imaKine (bat anyone Is belns fooled 

b*( .the ..itchtiy vocal efforts of this 

upi n'.^achor of sound civil ethics, wlKi.se 

h-Uf '^-'''"'"''''""^''" every day, private and 

p,.^, '; !'ubli.\ give the lie to hi.s i;reachm( 



Will Figure Next Fall 

Ti.e men who had been fired were no- 

n-rnbers of tho Tammany i 'tub or kin^ 

.•lid orar.mizalioiis. Koine of them wci-« 

' i.ot fjcmocrals. The ex-.Mayor's c.iiiten 

I; 'Oil was that tho partisanshin displayet 

y .Mr. Curley hurt the Oemo.rali' 

■ arly In the State. 
'I'lie particulars of the meeting .-u-e no 

.'I available, but the .Mayor told hi' 

eileressor a few things In Hd.iigli 

.11',-uage and conditions dl<l not cban'.;( 

a result. Thero was no recon<'il:.'i 

Tl!!.s In only one I.-'.client of nian>, iiii; 
f.ie fact is, Jlr. Curley and .Mr. eii/.- 
-..raid have never agreed. The opposl- 
i:on of ,Mr. Fitzgerald t.i tlie re-eh-ctlon 
<i' Mr. Curley is therefore bound to be 

liig factor in the <'oiiiliig election. 

Mr t''"!t?.geralrl has not indicated whom 
' .' ■■vlll suppm-r. Ili.s li.'ulenanls are 

.'■ngly behind Congressman lialllvan. 
'."•■ver. Congressman ilallivan'may b" 

.ai'iildate. He has not as yet deei1"d 

■ 'It '.IB Is Inclined under an.v circiun 
.".ancns to bo oiiposed to the May.u'. 

Storrow « Possibi'lty 

.lames .7. ."^t'.rr.iw I a .strong pc. . . 

iit.v. but no one lias been able to .lay 
. 1 vet whether or not be will he a 
c.-.ndidate. If ho decides (o do so. he 

will be a candidate without string 
There is considerable Justitlcallon 

(lain of (lie reform ....c.-, i- .i,i„ ,.o 
ivnd the voters have taken occasion i 
.^how that tbey resent this method 
selecting candidatee for otllce ' 



give tho lie to hi.s iireachment. 
1 Peace Without Victory 

I Judge Alton 1!. Barker tolls this one; 

( He was riding from Albany on a train 

J with .lusiice llugbes the olher day. 
"rhey talked about their presidential 
< -andldacles and the reason for their 

jilefeat. There was also a .•'iscusiilon ot 

i ;the President's address to Congress. 
Along came the conductor, an old 
friend of both. He chuckled wh.in he 
saw the defeated candidates of Loth 

I national parlies sitting tocetlier. 

I "What are yon chuckling abottt, 

jTrhn?" asked .Tudge I'arker. 

"I was Just thinlcing." replied tlf? 

I conductor, "(hat there is such a. thing 

i as iie;a'e witliout \';ctorv." 

REFUSES^ PAY 
TOCATH 

Mayor Says Court Order t 
Must Be Shown 




..l.-yor fhirley last night reiterated 
lis declaration that .Mii«„n Ct, Catheron 
the recently eppolntcd chief probation 
ofUcer of ;he Suffolk County Court I 
would receive no jalary until Citv AiMi ' 
-:tor Mitchell gets *a orde» based on . 
-court decision. -f-/' '' n °" * 
1 1 Mayor Curley ha's IrVitp^rte/ Distrie. 
lAttorney PeUetl^r In the latter', 1 "^ 
pAign ii.galn.st Catheron. Tl . n. 
agrees with Velletier that if il^"' 
is not » competent probation omelli P 
Hutrolk county to t^ke the place Ca'" 
.-on Is appointed to, the entire f 
probation offlcers are ineomDet.nt"* "* 
thftrofore should he ousted *"* 

lIg«n^^^ncomnetena», """ 'N 



^OST - Fl=b^ll Vf/, 



MAYOR WANTS PROBb 
OF HOTEL LENOX 




Believes Orders Given by Building Commissioner in 
. 1914 Were Disregarded — One Body Found 
in Ruins After Flames Were Extinguished 




Si'K.\i;s FROM J.ENOX FIRK, 

Upper left— Former Mayor of Boston, 

Hiuiuicl A. Green and Iil8 nurse. Miss 

Mallei L. Warren. RlRht— Family 

leavlnp hotel with hastily feathered 

I hHlor.RinKK, for Jioaton Ath!ell'j Ab- 

( Hociati'in clubhouse Ixiwar Ineert— 

Joseph if. Collins, well-known whip. 



iity law departiiiciit had several times 
been iiotilierl tliat orders from hiiild- 
insc inspectors had not been complied" 
with at tlic Lenox. 

NOTICE IN 1914 

The City Hall records show that In- 
I spector .lo.'seph i:. Cahlll of BcMdlng 
roninila.-iloner O'Hearn's stiff visited 
the hotel June 24, 1914. and the follow- 
ing day >.,ii;'ied the foUowins notice to 
be sent to the property owners: 

"Uecomnieriiiod, that tire esicape.x he 
plai-orl on holh sides of the iHitldinK 
from the 11th floor to the ground; that 
eliAiitors be enclosed on all floors, that 
the service elevator be enclosed from 
Ihr basement tq the o(Hce floor, and 
ithat red lights be placed at firo 
escapes." 



Ci::cv.e»1 li 



Kdward Mc- 



I>onout;h. son of Ho'Jton'p tire chief. 



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Mayor CurUy stated last night that 
he would retmest the city law depart 
nieiit to file a report tomorrow rela- 
tive to the niimhcr of instances where 
safety orders from (he municipal 
huildiii.t; dcnartment were ignored by 
the persons havinir charge of the 
Hotel I.enox properly. 

Tile Mayor ih iiilcustcd 33 to vjhy 
legai steps were not taken after the 



SECRETARY TO MAYOR 
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL 

.lolin J. :\Iurpliy, „ jDuriK iitlnrnev 
and one of the secrptarle.«! to Mayor 
Ciirley. will he fli.scharRed tomorrow 
from Ihc City Hospital, where he ha.s 
been under Ireatmenf ror more than a 
iiuirith. At lirst he wr.rf troubled will; 
iadenoids and an affection of tho tonsils, 
iind laler he 'vas discinered fo be suf^ 
fdinfj from an ahfice.<is of the righl 
liirir 



SAYS CLERK CAMPBELL 

Superior Court Official Actin, From Conviction and 
Not Whim, He Says, in R.fusinR Segregated 
Budget-To Keep Office Out of Politics. 



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Mayor • Curie;.- cannot "eommanrt" 
Franris A. Caniplx?ll, clerk ot the Su- 
Pf-rlor Court of Suffi.'k county, to do 
anytliiiiK, aceordinR to tiic. latter'a doc- 
laratlon last night. In reply \.o the 
tnaynV.*, hint of legal proeefiings if 
Camtihell doi-s not turn In to iiun a 
seRvpsatcd budget for hte ri.-parlmtnt 
If there i.s any reason why he shoui.t 
so. Cnniiibell saVH. he will turn 



»-hen rei 



fio so. Caniphell saj-H. 



oials when /eauested "^ ^'^{S^'^ t 
«ui.mlt forthwith n, f"'* <'f » ' ""^^^t 
r,T»v reauire, estimates for 11'^"^,, 
flstu v?4r. of the expenditures of h 
rtoT.artmcnt or office ';"<1«'. ,"^,^:^^ 
cliarKe,' etc. It is apparent tnat tiie 
mayor acts under thlH aui.iorlty. 

Distinction Made 
"The Ktatiites and the decisions of the 
^1 Supreme .ludicial Court on quonions 



they Jield office In the old days when 
standards were lower and tempta- 
tions sreater tlian they are today. 

We wiBh the Incoming City Council 
snrcesa and trust that the members 
will not succumb to the temptation 
to malce a political footba,ll of the 
budget, the streets, salary Increaborf, 
and other grave municipal Issues 
that will arise durinK the tempestu- 
ous months rreceding the election of 
a mavor. Any citizen v.'l>o can spare 
aforf^noontocivicstmly willdowell 

to go to City Hall to'iay and liB'-on, 
u, the.se men. analyze their prom- 
ises, ^^na ascertain the' soundness oi 
their sentiments. 



..'lalive to the county and city all show 

tliat there i.s a distinction made I'c'wc'jn 

the rl>;!.ta, liabilities and respon«il)lli- . 

.;„„ „r b^'h The record» of the court 1 

are not county records, and this alone, 

is stror.K evlacnco that the clerk of the 

,-o;irt Is not a county official. otherw.HO 

I he rccord.s which lie keepa would ui) 

1 oountv records and vhe city of Doston 

1 would be compelled to Kssunie reaponsi- 

i hilitles for the .sate keeping, etc., of 

I Buch records. 

CITY HALL'S INAUGURAL 

The fourth, and probshly the last, 

„, „ - ., ,, , ^t..,T of the administration o; mtmici- 

- "^"^ '■'''■■''• 'lL?l,nu;"'and''r propose W affairs by Mayor James M. Our- 
;\'\:p"rourof';u:rrom1csa^.Jon. \ ^„i ,,, officially launched, this 
i's I a!; clerk, unless legislation ^hould ^^ ^^^^ „^„ ^.t^ t„e ina..- 

-r^hc^i-Kr-n 'S^^X:^ .- ^,,,,„„ ot the four n-"^- "^*'- 

""^r'^^^Lt^^-e'orcilv iral. officials is. City Council elected on the 19th 

,..f they naglne the County of Suf-I j^gt December. 

om is a ,"n ot the city of Bo.stcn ^^^^ ,„„, „,„ ^v,o will take the 

instead of the reverse «;ft ^'^ g^^. ^j „„;,« are Daniel J. Mc- 

t^t^ h^ I " cleH. of tho court. ^^,_ ^,, A. Watson, Francis 

\^^t ,.uy or county official, hut^js J ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^„,,, j,. Weilington. 

r*""'- .'r"!!'." fo" til- people.' He Is p^..^ a^d SVelUngton are men of ex- 

::;fo ;;n':;fficer of -^^-^l,'^'Zl:::\Z ceHent BUndmg in the community, 

tl^« '"Tol over the .aerk he may also ^^^ are Without ,,reyious experience 

t,';ie''""ontrcr oyer the .lustice., ot the ^^ ^ ^,^^,j^„ „,fi,,. f„„,, a political 

court.,. spineless, 'the easy protege of Councilman Thomas J 

If, because of ;^^^^,J.';j,"-^,,i,-, into mu- :. ._ „;,i corve for three years 
wilt not he because. 



the hudJr-t gladly; but in his opmton no 
su'-h rea.ion has yet eonie to iiRut. 

l!r. Campbell, Interviewed by a repre- 
sentative of The Journal, said. "I am 
.surprise to leurn that the mayor m- 
t<uids to bring proceedinRS against nie, 
a.s clerk of the Superior Civil tourt, 
to force tne to make my appropnatioi. 
not in accordance wilh any law but tor 
tlie nurpoae of trying out an expeti- 
n.cnt in public finance. If there Is any 
l.-w which compels me, as clerk of the 
'ourt. to sumblt a segiesated budget 
of this department, I shall be only too 
hapuv to comply with the law. I have 
Kuhmittod an api.ropriation /"f '" 
itemized sufficient for all practical pur- 

"'•^or 12 years 1 have kept the office 
of the clerk of the Superior C.y» j_ouU 



GUY wwm 

BARtlK ESCAPE 
^ OE CyRlEY 

Offers Job as Highway 
' Division Head to Phila- 
rlplnhia Man. ., 



wav' policy, tbc 

.ne.pai i>olit«cs. !l wn, "",^,,,;:-^,Ve „nlv 
I HUbscrihe to any su.li po.. ; ^^ 

reputed authority which I a.!', ; ^.^ ,,^ 
discover that gives the m".vor .. ^^ ^f 
he claims is from the sacred cha _^,_,^„ 
the citv of rsostou. This .lays; u ^^^^_ 



Fenny, will serve for three years 
WeWugtfln l3 the hand - piclted 
choice of the Oood Government Asso- 
ciation, wlitrracsired t/give to Kast 
Bost/in tho, persojial «e„res«Mj^AJon 
„r (he ,itv or countv J^"' ._ »,,„ cxkv r.<.»micil tSial: it \(k% long 

'd"e„a^d«a7 Cot.ncilfl«tt wMngtmi 

■ "wHU. serve tor one year, and occii- 
ple^the unique position of Ijoiiig the, 
nrst member of cho City Council to 
be elected without any opposition. 

Councilmen Watson and Mc- 
Donald are known quantities in the 
■world of poUtlc.B, the former having! 
been given a year's leave ot absence 
by the voters In 1915. and the lat- 
ter having servsed coutinuousiy as a 
city father since the establishing of 
(be new city charter. In the public rec- 
ords of these two men there is nolh- 
actuftUy reoreh«0»lM«. altho" 



Maybr CurUy's ax wh^tkd P^Bt 
th; collar buttons of Highway En- 
gine r James H. SulHvan and hvc 
'other consulting experts tn the P v- 
ine and street departments at City 
Hall yesterday, but not a head was 

,.^,'"1,," ',„. inefficiency and favor.Msm 

.C i,i7bwav division for the pa.n 

"'' ""v, r M n^; ' The .lournai's series ot 

ftr.d BOOdmen to replace them. 

Connell OR'ered Job 

Yesterday afternoon Chief Koglneer 
William H. Connell, head of the llureau 
of HlRhwaya and Street Cleaning of 
rhlladelphia. visited City Hall on a visit 
fr. Mnvor Curley. , . I 

" ■■Would vou consider an offer to laKoj 
charge of 'the highway division here .' 1 
n'e mayor asked, "l can promise you 
t'/Kio a year to start." 

.^•^e been KcttinK tiVW a year for 

.. ' r,..rlod " Connell answered, "anfl 

'.""expect to «ct .W»>. within a very 

. \.. tVivie n h^i-s been promised." 

'■ I wis!. I could meet the figure and 

^S vou " tl>" mayor said frankly. 

I •■lu-wton ' nee.is a man of your type. 

'' Witt vou have .lone in rhlladelphia 

! , „1K remarkable and Boston's 

1 llreeTs today »>c In Just the condition 

that rhlliuielphia'^ streets were when 

'"n commenUn. on the refusa, o, <^„n- 
, ..U to accept the appointment. Mayor 
rurley said: "C.onnel Is the kind ot 
man I have been l"oMng for. 



Being .ffte Letters of — / r" -;f 

A CITY HALL REPORTER ^^ 
TO am PREDECESSOR 



fcui^i rjuautUies. 



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Huniiav Night, Frh. U, 1317. 
Ufar Mike: 

There's a. piclty lllllo rolitiral 
tancrle jiiit. at present in the City 
t'fiunoll that has the Goo-Gooa tvor- 
lit'd and which ia omislng Curii-;y to 
wear a grin a* broad as that on 
the face of tl.o cat tliat swallowed 
tile ranary. 

It's over Ihp ijro|io.SHd day nt'f in 
three for the lire deiiariment whi>d» 
wnif defeated last year in the conn 
I, i! through pressure applied upon 
tliB Goo-Goo mernliera hy their po- 
litical foster-father, tlie Chamber 
oi' foinmeree. 

Tliis year the Goo-Goos chose ss 
one of their hand-picked council can- 
didates an lOasI Boston man, AI- i 
(red E. WcUington. When they I 
picked hini, they didn't know that | 
Wellington's name was among tlie i 
Sli.OOO slgiiaturcfj on a petition to the 
Ciiy rouncil asking- for one day off 
in three that Die Cha.niber of Com- 
merce and l-'inance CommisKion bolli 
oppose bitterly. And I'll l>et a, 'eii 
ro.xy apple aKHin.st an empty banana 
that v\'cUinjiton would never have 
been handed the seat in the eonncll 
by the Goo-Goos if the Chamber of | 
rominercc had tumbled to the exist- j 
ence of that signature on that al- 
ni".'-t forgotten petition of last year. 

' Will Get Their Desire i 

,M; of which means that tlic fire- I 

men !irc Koing 10 get their one day 

off In tlnee in the next six montlm | 

if I am any judpe of Inside politics. ; 

Cniiiicilnicn McDonald and .At- 
tiidae have been woritins; day and 
nlKhi for a year for this concession 
lo the firemen, and liailnntyne fii.d 
\\'ats(m will be wilh it, also. Only 
five yote.« are needed, and, nfllcs.i 
\VeIlln«ton tmiis a double political 
somersault, I thiid; the Rromen have 

won. _ . 1,, ! 

,^nll if WellhiRton flnnn flop. It will 
put thcGoo-GooK in a. beatuifu' 1 ole, 
as It wir K've Curlty eBmiialKn ma 
tcHi'l io RO out on tiie stump and 
riaim that the Good OovernmenI .^s- 
roclntion never hand oick.s a candi- 
date unlcs.s Ihey are sure thev ran 
rilct.-ite hia every v.de atid chanp,» 
his mind at any time ^ 

The firemen have coinpared ^^ c.- 
hnrton's Hlsnaftire on the petition 
with hl.'i slKnatiiro on « pei.fonal let- 
ter recently vri'tcc. and there is no 
qnesUon l)ul tluU It hi Ken-Jins. 1 o 
I niakft it perfect, the firemen point 
I out tliat the petition is ad<lre.sHt.a to 
I the City (loinicil. thus making; it al- 
most Imposnilile for WeilinKton tc 
say that such a matter is not a coun- 
cilnianlc problem. 
' The City Council will stail its husi- 

iinn.S ,> t--.tj ill. lili.^ a i Lt.M uouii'.s on-i. t- 

li.g, and l^fS.^klfPt Htorrow will an- 
nounce his eonimlttees. Cr-^bciliiian 
Hallantyne will Ix: chairman of ""■ 
prl.son ln.5pectlon committee, Coui^- 
lilman ..\itridi;o will be chairman of 
the committee on finance, and lTaj:c:in 
and Collin.^ are both trylnj? to dU'-it 
tne budget committee, in order to ^et 
j ch.ilrman of liic executive coniniit- 
: tee, Htorrow'R friends tell me tii.ir 
i Ifagan hna pleaded 1> escape the 
I luidi;ct committee, but It's a tosa-up 
with Collins, and the I.Tttcr will prob- 
ably win tho exeuutive chairman- 
ship. 

Ypnr nf Big Wind 
Tni= lookB like the year of the hlR 
wind In the City Council. J looked 



oxer tile official stenograplilc ntin- 
utc<5 of last Monday's formal Inau- 
i;uration, and Watson started ofT 
witii his usual abundance of gab. At 
tliat nieetltip he talked, by actual 
count of words. 44 times a.-! lonp aa 
Rtorrow, S7 limes as long of Ballan- 
tj'ue, 2o times as lon^ as t^ollitis, five 
times 11.^ Ions as Attrldge and' 2J1 
times us lonB a.s Ford. AfcPonnld 
and Wellington did not talk at all. 
The only reason Attridge happened 
to talk iv,-,c:.i'iriii .. lonK as Watson 
was hecBiise he had to ansxyer some 
of Wat. .ion s attr-.-npts to a.mend 
sound orders. 

I'm Roins to sell nv phonopnaph! 
There'? a limit to even the lIstenInK 
cnpiicitv of a City Hall r«portcr. 
It," a fumiv world. Kven those w!\o 
arpue tliat a barroom is a public 
nuisance will admit that you can 
rely that it wtl! ".shut up' by 11 
o'clock every nlfrht. But a weather 
expert will tell yoti that -when a hic 
wind starts blow Inc. no living per- 
son can f^ues? wlien It will stop. 

Poor Kienoffrapher tlarnden: lie'" : 
jniu , to be as busy a.s a one-eyed 
do._j In a snusase factory, I think. 

Speiikliig of stenographers, your old . 
filend. David KuU-garta Sliaw. the ! 
pc-ial Institutions commissioner, is 
about as popular amoni; certain de- 
partnietit heads, jiieTnber.i of the 
l.eulslature atid politlciaits as a 
Il.^hled cl.nrarette in a powder niili. 

It .coeiTis that Shaw's stenographer 
sUn at a desk so located In his office 
!i_s to make her invislhle to visitor.^, 
it Is a .simple matter to have tier 
talte down In shorthand whatever Is 
said to ahaw by visitors, enpecinlly 
politicians and others seekina favors. 
Hound in a '.olume, wbat an inter- 
cstiu):; book these typewiltteu pages 
would make in the political •world. 
'riiere- are a nurnher of people in 
Boston today who are sorry they 
spoke as Candidly as tliey did on cer- 
tain topics, I think. 

Dictograph Fail? 
But then, I suppose a stenoirrapher 
tucked away in a corner la but little 
different from a dictosraph hidden 
behind a plclura in s City Hall presa 
room, which Is another stunt that 
was tried unauccesstully not such a 
dickens of ,^ long while ago. 

Hsd 10 grin last week in the Qulncy 
House dining room when Frank Sei- 
berllch. the election commissioner, 
and Matt C\imminBs strolled in to- 
Kcther for a. cofideiitifti oiiat at a 
(X)rncr» table. SelberMch 1» actlvo 
among German societ.ief», and Cuni- 
mlnpra ls^;>n enthusia-suc a,Kitntor for 
Tho li^rlends of Iri.sh F,ee-!arn. 

About five feet behind them w-a.i 
Police Ca.pt. Jame'n Sullivan of Sta- 
tion Z. It looked fc" .■!.!! the world 
as .f he was on the trail of some 
Gerninn-Trisji plot. Sullivan grinned 
when i asked him It ho was trailing 
the j-air. and denied it. Ho said he 
■was on the trail of a corned beet 
j and i-ahlMffe dinner, and added tliat 
tho hyphen that links corned beef to 
o»l>ha.8e WHS not only neutral but 
neiitr-ltlotia. 

\v' old friend, Pinkus HIick, the 
pod Caniambcrt of the political 
world, sent me a postal card yester- 
da.y with a novel meHSape on It. The 
more 1 see of Olick and a few oth- 
PTM at <'lty Hall, the mrtVe 1 a,5rrce 
with Pui;.s Baer when he declares 
that the squirrels will be strikins 
*-- -.^ «i^>it-hoi!? day before long ;f 
nut» continue to la^^around lo<Mie In . 



Would Prevent Slaughter 

rfe .-.taited off hy saying:: "Dear 
Pet,.;— Next Tuesday is Hat Exter- 
mination D.ay in Bo.Ston. Wouldn't 
it he a piiod idea to close City H&U \ 
for the day in order to prevent a 
Flau.rrhter of Payroll Patriots? Safety 
h"irst!'' 

Tiien he continued with the follow- 
ing: "Oh, if I but po8.sessed the fol- 
lowing: nuallties." he wrote, "the 
le^al cunniufi: of ,Tohn .\. Sullivan, 
I he fi lends of Dan McDonald, the 
fancy clothes of Henry Hagan, the 
caution of 'Tom t\enny. the sanctl- 
monloua whiskers of George Cole- 
.an, the smile of Jim DonovtW, t^ 
wealth of Jim Slorrow, the lonff IIM 
and good appetite of John Dever. th» 
-«nai?-netlc voice of Jim Curley, ftnd 
the nerve of Fltz.ijerald— ye gtids, , 
what a ma.\'or I'd he." 
Good ni^ht. nurse! 

Vour Rtoekin'-foot pal. 

PETE. 

1-", a. — vute OL your iiivu^o "• »j»^.. 
Hall, whose name I won't mention 
because he's a good felltiw, is in an 
awful predicament. He has had all 
his teeth extracted and last weU 
Kot a set of false ones. Every time 
he talks, the teeth whistle. As a 
re.^^iuU, cvciy time he wtauds on £ 
street corner and tries to talk to a 
fi-icud, he draws move stray dcga 

, titan 11 "outciier'.s curl. 

! I Your .«i-f pal, P. 



CITY COMMIHEES 



Watson Heads Only That 
Having Charge of Un- 
claimed Bag^ge. ,^ 

The City CoumSl cortinrnteeb tor the 
ensuina: year were made public by Prea-., 
Ident Storrow ycster^^^y, Walter L. Col- 
lins being appointed chairman of the 
executive committee, Henry E. Ha«un 
chairman of the c<immittee on appropn. 
atlons, John J. Attrldge chairman of Uis 
[ccmmlttOB on finance and Walter J8al» 
lantync chairman of the committee on 
prison Inspection, as predicted in yea- 
terday's JournaJ. 

f; Other committee chairmen aT>Polnle(l 
l«ere: FranclJi J. w. Ford, onllnacca*; 
' Alfred K. 'W'eliingLon. branch Ubn^^eg- 
> Wonry K. Hagan, fire haisard; Bftttan-' 
tyne. clahns; Collins, county accouhts- 
Mcl>onald, legislative; Wellington, farK- 
man fund; McDonald, Printing; Attrtdge 
Buhllc l«nrt«- VIa»!iTi solilltjis' reliefe 



put>llc lands; Hagaji, „ .„, 

AttHdge, rul«i» committee, and Jasn«aM 



iWalaon. unclaimed hassage. 



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liin urn 




'" havf been mosUy ^""y a^nn.ncr 
out'-^nswcrs to loUcrs an.l tclegrivm». 
a" .i"s it wc.. thought fhat the .am- 
t'; vL very Kre.t. «n,. Hon.e or 
fA'n.iM BOt the in.i.r^.xlo.. t*^,"' . ' ' 
:,.HhadM.rnn;to.h..Kroun,,; ■;. 
I .,m if mv officii an.l all tU. V ' 
„;',;^„;',>,o;ts arc in ih-.;roo^^ ^-■ 
th,. rc-,u,u!-ant ts KO.nfr fo 50u <a 
s.. I In: .la.aage has not been «. ^ e. , 

^"■■•Wo v.i.l be in first elass ^l'-''''';;; 
,|,e tl.ne .he aulo ..how open... if no 

r„^= The nieasuremcnts) kt the 
': p tO^veVl'lecn tai^en. the tele- 

■ and dpeorators urc out fo." a \tLorf!, 
Manager U C. Prior of the Hot.. -d de^ ^^.,^,, ^^.^ ,^, ,,, „^, ,, , 

Lenox, which was .^vept ^^ «" j^: ^ the_ end^of U,e n.onth ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ . 
urday morning, imperiU.n« tie ''X;^ ^;^^^^'^^'' ^, „,o oftlelal« on th.. 

;:l'r:;:;.f^nr"r ---"" -^'''^^";. , in,u,..i, k. n. ...ton 

'^: T;!^.';.,teot,o. ,.ade by -u-,n .... .^.^^^,. -,.-:-:-, ;^. 

InK commissioner t> H.'arn. .;,'.■«,.. ^^h- his a„-et-ror,- parted 

This Btatement i..!!o-.vod tlv,: m J^ ^.^^ ^^,^^„ ^,^„„^, ,,,„vn the r»ur o. 

of the building comn>ls.ioner to i: ,,, l-uiWi.;.^;, -» -'"th':' ho-prtlu 

hotel and . '^^"'-■'--'-■r '^^'"•'^>X^^1.e^arVl>ein.^ treated 
buUdiPB commissioner, Mayor »"" '"l.ere tn.j _^ ^^ __ ^^^ ^ ^^^.^^ ^^^ 

heads of the city law department on 
!i:0!iimended tv, u 



ifiTJost,! 



t!>te 

has * 



,,„y <'o!Vt^*'^^f „/„ tlve)J-i"t'5^ "' 




only repu;:?d^^»^.;:-Nayor, 



y "f 



iuamr of the city c,tBo..o-^^,^ 

■•This saVB; " ' rfiMMls wUcn i e- 
,tne CUV aHdcont^y...^>c,l;;;,^^, ,..,,- 




Hort..n was btirnea quite badly. He 
« . t the fitv Hos\)ital, while lew 
"«; rnsi..'n u, the Massachuset 1,-. Ocn-: 

,v 4u«z,..«.. r.i-ose today as toj 

At todays .'.intei ei ... '■"\.-„,f. - ■■ 
of the building eon.nussloners offic 



this authority .,.,,r,v« 

hl/lTi I'-''' ,i,,oir,iunB "" 

'..Th.. statut..sa . l^;<^, „„ques- 
tho {Supreme ''"'1', '" (,„„ntv and city 
tious relative to Ih" ';"^ rtistlnctlon 

-» r",Ttw'e . 'ttrri.'ht. liabiiiticsi 

;;;;:i-j;:;.ibimiesof boti,.^^ ,,.. „„, 

.■The records of tne ^j^^^ ,3 

county ■■f!-''^".'",.,''^" ,he '^lerk of <he 
strong evldenc. un L^ official, other- 



not a c.ounly 



n'ad.l.d n.-e protection, as there was 
/change in ownership^ Just aHoui Hie 



" ?,7. .In ho city department anA^^ ^; ^.tarted. ''*'^"' , ,,'.„f -ill elected by the peo- 



court is not » cu... • ,. ^^.,„,,,i ; 

wise the '•"'^''"l^^,^,^' tn The city of 

bo county ■^'="^^°'^^," •„' lU-d to asstnnc 

«''^'l\':su;muert r 't;::'«a£o Ueep.n., 
responsiniMi.cn 1 

etc., of s.tch reoor.ls ^^^ 

••The Supr^-mo :Tt_i^V' "^'. ^\e county 

rtecided that the sr..:-" Pt.'^"':,_ .„.„_1 



rused 

He B a rd Ijit— tftp^' 



M..> 



hv >'.,vr.r I'urlev and 'the building 
■ ommissioner, with the aid of the 
Uy law department. 



Curley sai.l: J- --< ,/ /.•, ^X/^-A 

,.,. ,,...' ..^..T. rtincnt rccoin- I llllilUHk 



':\ 



the buildiuK department -reco.n 
mended certain changes and 
(fn.eans o'.' escape fron, fire to the 

?x"^^ ;:r^c;?:pir ^ur ^i^^.v 

Th.- buildinK oniniissioiier. ui.-o 
told the law de- irtment ■:,> lool; 
into the matter. 

To -iscertain ju.it what has be^i: 
done, \ .•ailed a conference with 
the IJuiklintv Coniniissioii-, Cor- 
povLtion i'..inn»cl Sullivan .'ni' 
.■\ssistaut Corporation Coun.-icl 
Mcilettrlck, and -.ve will dotei i- 
-- -.nlniJ what action we v,-lll take 
after looking- into the records la 
the case;. 

If any neffllBence Is found, w.e 
shall ttirn the result over to the 
i- Di.'ttrict Attorney N. handi^-. 
t All of the permanent su'-^ats of the 
tiotel were haclc ic rooms there today. 
Most of them r.-mnin...d at the hotel 
.Saturday i.iKht. . 

>lre.ad;. ,, ,a,-K« part ■>( '"»«, ''■"" 
-.-., has -been repaired, a.-., owning t' 
Z: -ilreproof -"^"•-"-;;,;"^„" 
ih,- w..ll.'t n.,r lloors w cr.. '"-'" 

fast bei.iif 1 ^ ,„,rned out arc 

"■?"'"■" on I rbe, .^an be put into 

two dfty^ aK" I-"'-"'- . , ...HI, 

their es..ape 
jheet-rope 

w»»w i« "^'■''' »•'■•"•'"'"• 

ManaRCr ITi.-r has r<- 

,f teie.M-an,s and letters ..o, 

....rts of the coutilr;. . 

'"'^. 'l' Ma.a.'c'rJor today. Hi; 
stated ^^'■"''^\[,,t„rday wa »ir,o,.MiO 
«::i' ,:^r'inv<'tl^^t'"^ shoue,, th. 



yftWll'BtLL BBj 

RT mm 



p"=°f ""^^"[:y .?,;;;■ i'f' this is so, the 1 

a county '•'ff"^'-'-';, '"'V' j^ i.ls.. eie.:led 
clerk of the court. \\n" .'.';■,;'.'•,, .. „, 

t 



">^ ""'^{:^-aui^ bo'; "part of_ the BU- 



official 




on. c. a. ...-_-- ,^tate. The hnv. I 

''^.x:■'^^^^.• reported to have said, . 
:!.Jun"defVin^'the-n-;v.lu.or,- Uis 

].-ranc>s A. Campbell, clerk or the ;;';^;;;;::;,;;:^:wfuliy «..!;u;t,tu;d'au- 
Kuperior court of SuftoUc county has I ,-, ,„„viclion, not 1 rom 



„.,»,.., U. submit a further d. tailed 
Hin roprlatlon. The Mayor doc. ., ot 
h-ve KO to law to compel n,.: f. 
. !► .„ the !;e;;reKa1c budset 
r;; :;:^ nV h-' o,- n^as^n b..3 been 

advanced by <1- ^M^r^^n "'ITom"- 
^.-ntatives to my objection A com 

^-;''ai^^dnr;.^p^i'r.r^e^,;:yS 

1,0 .-.innot •c.ommat,.!' (he clerk ol the 



from 
ard on 



the place with 
tl,-.. la.ldcrs. 



,-eivrd b\....liCH 



.1 



,uch danume was do.,c a 
npC-'e.l. 



'"i^™npbell.lnhis.tate.,;onUsays 

,^Ai';:Uw'e^;s;»beshaUbe«lad,o 

' e.omply with It. 
, Tho statement folows ^^^^, 

•■1 am surprised ^".]'';"'\.„„l.a\r^",^ ; r.o .-a....-- — - .,, 

Mayor intends to ''■•'"f'\P^''^'„', eVior Superior roiutl ;. do a nyl. 
asalnst me, as cle,- "t ^h^ hu -ruAI-^Clb -V. t-.\i'l ^^^^ 

-'Vp;rpH^tir"j^"u^^:;o:rof 

finance ,„„«,hlcn i-ompels 

.'Tf there U any la"' wnun . <"• . , 
„ c^erk of the court, to submit a 
.me, as ''*'^'' ''V' , ,hi.s d.-parlment. I 
pegrcKated »'"<'^'^;"' ,. ' ,v to comply 
I shall be only ^"^.^ :;'";f,-,„„iHed an) 

:,;;^o;,^;;ton-.h!..t'isitemi.e«.sufl:i- 

^IW'u^ for an practical purpose^- ^ 
..Kor twelve ye.ire, lb.. '^^^ ,, 

and I propose to k'^-'P •• , „„i^„, , 

* :;^^^^^,':^totbemnnlcipnl machine. \ 

••The mistake ot City Hall ..Uicial- 

; .V.l!,r iniairlno the count v of .-Mif- 

,B that they ImaM « ^j^_^, ^^^ ,^. 

'"':;.' Vf nJ. reverse, that theeity of 

jj^»r is^i^art of -:,,™-Vh;'e.^; ; 

r'Lrrcltyrctn'y oaU..al.-but 
:. public off ieer eU-.-ted,by the; 
l^.^ple'^u'dlsW*-*-*^ '" th^'peoplc 



• 



Pays Tribute to Lincoln and 
Wilson in II O'clock 
Toast. 



-»^^ for" ^vty Uir}'^^ '] «3, 

'watchman and ^l^v^'tZZ'. •'^"'*°'" 
city service «,«„ . ^^" '" ""e 

^"•'■dieted ,l,at he wat l/ ''"' ''"'•'^•^ 
„ "^^.-^P'^onatioi, bill 









J' ^'' — ir^ ' -v 

F 
loy 

"i.iyor wfl.s 



""^'r rviy to s:.7o a 

"■'^Xe ll>« pay ,;^ K^ "" ""'^"^r t<. 
<.-i'-iay, a., „„ ordinary 1 " ''■'■ ^'''- 

rr,„„„.i , . '"nary mf.2Hi)f,r „y. ,,_ 

-., lie mtrotiuoea Uip „„, 
•'or. and watchn.o ,, !"„ '"' '"""■ «" 



STEPS cM 
ON FIRE escape; 
fiflNililSFillL 




..,.„. „.. ■ '""* '-"•■'■•'•■ •J'.'ie ex- h"'' the action Of Tr='^"' "'« "'-'i--^'- 



1-' oclock toast. j-e e^- 

„, • '"'■"■*' '^'^"C'lK most or thf 

I ♦'^('1111]?^. ^ ^ Oi cne 

tra por.e ,d " "" '"*="'^'- °^'^^"-'- 

v:.n.. ■ Of It ".""•^' •^"''"""■' by the 
"-nu f '■:'''''-"^'<'^" at hi, oom- 

horse-pi.stol tint so„„,i'^ , "'''-fasl'ioncti 

Platform to dolTvp.,, '''''''' ""'" ">« 
'i-^'' wore itlZ u1 '"""'• ">« h"" 
"•""8 «tar on The ^ ' "'"' "" •"""■- 
"^h. moon on ,;:„,. r'f'^" ««« 'i^^TUefl 
soidon tflow oy-r {i;„ tf./""*""^ *'^'-<-«' a 

"An invni ,1* ■" " "■ pail: 

.-hiio, r't 1 'x^ r ">i^ -splendid ,... 

-in, ^ roncw''^;,;"X,t^-';an. Un- 
._ ** ^o cnun- 



<■>: to flas- and' toVv, "'"^^'^P'-e to o 

""od n,,^pt,^7„ \'<' ,^P"'t or brothor- 
'"'1 a Place In "h, h L V '"''-^ """ "">■ 
''i.Hl: that .^-ar./nay"^:" "" ■■"' "'«»- 
;'ay reig,,: that di ^ise and-'h"'""*' '"■''''''' 
fPnng- may he les.omd ^"^ .'"""••'» "nf- 

;;>•■ ;i;^«h-. and itf»,';,r,V'=^' '=''^- 

tho idoals that anin a,I '"'■^*' '"' 

'" ""« «Pirit- ;n «lii"r::"- ''"« 

Na^ar,.n(.. wl,o. n, ,r, n ""^ """ ^'-"^"t 
"KO, prenr-hP,) tlpd '-,,,"" "«* >'^a'-.s 
"'•''""'« of Plan and ,'r"^ "'»■ '""'h- 
'••«1 -e .end f";'h 'bi ^"'"crbood ot 
-'"• absent t^pothp'r,. ■'"' ""■^-"•''Re: -To 



an.i the action o „;;:! ''" "" "'-'"-^ 
<-atB a probabl. V^"" '" ««i1 to ind 

•-- curiey^i : r.. :r""^'^ •- 

''>-llef Of the G r A , "'"'"Sh th. 

the spring, and then i^,,nr'^t'" '"«^'»« >> 
•C'lt raise on th . „>*■ """ '^« other 25 

"«t I-ec-ember. "' " "' election d^I 
This In the ('-iv f X. 

order. -Now „ ."^f"-'' " ■'^"PPorting h| 
and 1 am with then,''^'!? "PP^rtu^-nit^^ 
I laborer, the eI«y"tor ,„^*^ "■'■''' °' th 
•"■'"'■ the janitor and thl'- '"« ^-^tch 
r.il.se.s for other en J! „ "'^ merits o 

'"^3'clty";TrVlce"%h'f '^"y'^'^y elae i: 
'"«"■ True, the If^n"""- ?' "^'"S 1 
'"ay haye ti c t out L^^', '""'"■'«<^ "x^' 
pcs.sibly drink a fe«, , "^' "^'K-fK an 
h« <Joe« no, get ,.„ Tn "IshbaUs 

hwt the In hi ,.?:_:*" .'""-rpaae ■ 

Off. 

j '■alary paid by o itm,i -- ' 

Ihii.or. Out.Mde employers 

1 "^ly action may b» ,.■ 

ji'la.^in«■ politic,. Bin 1 ;';t;''''''"'''^'' « 

In oi>e .'ho^e .._, ,."^^'"- 'njr cause. !.«, 

'"Ions- K-ithV a'nd'ni;^""""'' ""^ Pl«y«' 
'""nhiy psiri man ,nd fh."', """' '^<" 
"■ill be the "ity Co?n-n ""''"'''• thes. 
Of eon.sldera.ior; th," "e ," "["'r '"^'•"^' 
am loneeineil." ' "^ far as 



O'Hearn Investigating and 
Will Mave More In-'| 
spectors. ' 

- . ., _^^ 

The^ eoilapse of Uro stej^ in an' old 

"'^ at 3 Snow Hill street In the North 

-■'d ..,,(erd.r,y noon .iuring a fire panic. 

"'-■t-' 1:^ Mr.. Maria G. Mooehi4 

-^"n«^ l^.foet to the ground. ^ 

•uned iuj.rie. ,o „er arm and foot 

reoe.s.sitated her removal to tho 

H,-iier Ho.spital. 

; The fire officials reported th« accl- 

)'"> '"vesication takL'uf'r ^'^^Wl^ 
or the fire e.'^eape to ,tv w >,''^'^ ^'"P* 
I'-ft. The stepl te". hVn"'"' '»'.i'«vhe 

o'T the bolts „,„, , ""'""^ •n»?)pedf 
».'"0""<i. Ti e%r' '' P'""^f<', Her to th,' 

Mayor''. '';;,.,;;"!!'•"""" ^^^^h 0'K»arn" 
Of Provid nt for"u;r'"' "l'' ^""^nUon^' 
five additfo*.. .'.- '® appolntniArjt -. 

"■6 'hTartnT,?,a,'":i:V':i"'":^*'! "'« buiwJ 
^.'ifoi-. ...J 1. '■■'■•-v. ^„ »nsnpf<f ai.» iI 



S3 ^Mffr 

Threatens to Block Curleyl 
on Other Raises If Or- 
der Is Killed. 



I'lg depurt„„f„j ,^_,^^ ^^ ^ 

ator^ and two t<J' wo-rk' on'^iT^"' "* 

he laboier and bl.s kZ it ^■''■" '■''♦ra buildins p' ' ,' ''PP°'"tmeBt ^ 

I I ommlssioner o'-Jtearn toM n 
he ro.Ud use 2C. m»n in t ,^ "'" "ayorf 
.■.r.,11 witnout diffieulfv if iu'" "^ <llvi,ii 
'"fford theft,, and silt K,''"'' ""'M 
l'and..,l force made ,, rmcr ' '"W 
to examine fire escape; »«M'"'"'*''">'«« 
as he would like to )5,^ .''^OTOugWyi 
-^oapes .Should be tSef "^ **'* ««* 
""ry two o,- three ,-ear,;, '-^f-^iy, 
agreed with the mayl ,h'/^^'' »"* 
^■ay u, test them wa, to V ' *"« ''®** 
the boi,.„ „.^^ ,„^j^^, hammer to fi„a „. 



Watson Accuses Haean 

'our.cilman Wabson accsed ?, 
'•"^i"K.n amateur in Play „ "'"'"'' 

"-lictcd that b. wm be ;■•"'"■"" ^"' 

.^'-htou^hwithti.: :,::^^^:!:' 

Wat.son spoke in favor of ,./, ^ *"' 

n-atter to the execute '"'"*"" 

When the,-e wa» a ^o , ■^T,"?"-""' "" 
against .-eferring it '^°"'^'»" ho vote. 

st"';':w';;::::;:;vr^r;,;^'r^''-'-- 

"I all labe. ine clashes f •'"-' "^'^reasj 
"- it wa,, the'boA Tlity ':ru ''f '" « 
: <-laBs. „„der i,,., nppreheL' ' ""'"rir.f 
»as oppose,! ,„ ^Jt^lf"':™"'" that n, 
caused bl.s defeat whe.rT"^''*''' 'liai 
■oayor seven years agc!^ " "" "-"P f«. 

Ma>ur Curiev jitof p..^, • 
O" iIa«an-» order by 8av?n*„'"""'"^''te« 
'"■' <■""*• hut he, m. Zl^- :H is a 
his tyiw. seem to tbinU tw'*' ""'«rs ol 
he obtained by a r'avnl ' "'""''^ <=«" 
out Of the air, The,e"J„m '""""« " 
money available, and it .C Lf" "'"^h 
■'• mucl, around, im <,o?r "''' '^over 
;"^" ' '■'>- but it is^b? 7 *'' "" 01' 



4^. . HUB -I ^-^7/? 



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m 



MAYOR iibCKS COUNCIL ] CITYHALINOTB 



"Did N't Invite Me Before Them for My Political 
Health," Says Curley— Investigation of Entire Mat- 
ter in IJa«ds of District Attorney Pelletier. 






CouiiciTTi)! of innUuitioiia 
Hold i.enox 



i - ... ».. . — i.ni.'^fcioiiPr is 

nmc... a penal ui:rc;.=c -y "^« «'^;^^;;r' 
ti.<- granrl jury will be a.-koa o conKld- 
er specific instances In wl.ifh Mn 
O'llPurn directed cei Uiin things to be 
done in the hotel In the interest o. 
safety and which It is alleged were not 
oar.i-ied oiii. 



. .^„,.. ,-. "f •1^'^ 

laiHich an inquiry into the 
Arc, through its comniitleo on fire haz- 
ard. T.as blocked by Mayor Ciirley's 

blunt refusal to furnish any Information 

or records, yesterday afternoon, on the 

eiound that the entire matter »aa in 

I he hand.s of the district attorney. Oa^/ta *4nrinkler SyStCfi'l 

Chairman Hagan of the f.re hazard i »='"^ " >- 1" / _ _ 

fommittee started tiie agitation, and in« i 

council finally sent for Mayor Curley 

and Building: Coniniisaioner O'Hearii. 

When the mayor wa.- n.-shered in, lie 

said abruptly: "I suess 1 know what 

vou Bentleinen want. Po.ssibly 1 can 

avoid wa.sted time by Informing you 

that the matter is m tlio hands of Uls- 
trlct Attorney Pelletier. and 1 have i;'> 
intention of dlscu.'isiiig the matter here 

at this time." 

Turning on hi!S heel, he .strode from 
the room before Chaicman Collins of 
the executive .'les.sion had tinip to ask 
him to take a seat. The mayor's ar- 
rival and departure was dramatic, and 
aftei his departure, when the council- 
men regained their bioat!;, it ".vas de- 
cided to defer any action until the dis- 
trict attorney's activities have ended 

'vVhen he mot the reporters last eve 
riing, the mayor said: "1 don't know 



Would Have Saved Hotel 

Tlie use of automatic sprinklers in the 
Tlotel Lenox would have prevented st^ri- 
ous damage in the recent fire, accord- 
ing tr. Fire Prevention Conimissionei 
O'Keefe. 

' 111 a statemnit to the committee on 
metropolitan affaii-i yesterday the fire 
prevention oommis.Moner opposed a bil 
presented by the Massachusetts Re.il 
Kstate Bxchanee to lessen the powers 
of the commis.sioner to renuire the 
Cdulpuiont of buildings with spiinklcr 
system.--'. , , ,, 

The bill provides that no rinl.M- shall 
be made by the commissioner which re- 
quires an expenditure for sprinklers of 
more' than 1 per -ent. of the valuation 
of the land and buildings to tvhich sunh 
order relates. The present 'aw author- 

„ .,-. . "^ I izes him to compel expenditures equal to 

what the Coundi had in mind, but they 5 ^^,^. pent 



did not invite, me bofore tliem with any 
triendiy feelings or for my political 
health. They must have seen tlio after- 
noon papers and .should have realized 
that the matter was beinf. taken up at 
the court b.ouse. 1 have not as mucli 
time to waste in Idle talk as they have ' 
Msti-ict Attorney Folleder had a con- 
'crence yesterday with Bulldinpr Coin- 
rnlBSloner Patrick O'Hearn and is now 
<onsldering whether there wat criminal 
liability that will warrant an iiivestiga- 
t-on by the grand .iury. 

It will first be necessary for him to 
"xttmine the laws as applying, to build- 
ing to ascertain if they provide a Pen- 
iltv other than the closing of a building 
•ly'the commissioner it bis orders are 
^ot complied with. 
If It shall be found tuai a disresarrt 



Commissioner O'Keefe asked that his 
authorltv be extended so that he misht 
lequire "installation of sprinklers in all 
iuiildings where four or more persona 
reside or are employed. 

W present his authority in this resp<>ct 
extends only to buildings where four or 
more person.1 are emidoyed or resiile 
aboie the second story. He cited the 
.recent f'hauncy street fire, in which 
$400,000 damage was done. a,s an example 
where, because al least four person.s 
were not employed above the second 
floor, be had no .jurisdiction and in 
which, if automatic sprinklers bad been 
installed, the fire would have been 
checked with comiianitlvely small loss. 
File rommissloner Grady oE Boston 
corroborated his statements. 



The Late John A. Coulthurtt"* 

daughter will receive from the cl'y '* 
%m5 to which he would have been en- 
titled as a member of the City CouDOil 
if he had not died. The Le^^'f",;!; 
passed the necessary act permitting tn«, 
City Council to vote this money and M 
yesterday's meeting it was unanimously 
coted to make the payment tc her. 

The Union of City Chauffeurs 

will hold its third annual ball next 

imursday evcnins In Roughan Hall, 

-ity square, Cl.arlestown, and the pro- 

•eeda will be turned over to the sloU 

und of the organisation. Mayor Curley 

nd rearlv all of the department heada 

will bo present, and the grand inarcn 

: will be led by President Johiy.T. Toomey 

I and Miss Marie O'Connor. (^ ; ; 

jxhe High C^t of Patriotism 

' hit the City Council at yesterday's meet- 
! Ing when President Storrow received a 
letter from a rigging company explain- 
ing that the cost of labor .'or r;using 
flag.s on the city poles on each holiday] 
has .lumped from 50 cents an hour to bS i 
cents, making a difference of S120 a I 
year. After learning that this is tbn 
union rate, the Council accepted it. 

1 

C. W. Rowley Was Named j 

by Mayor Curley ye5>tcruay as the city's j 
director on the board of the Collateral 1 
1/oan Company, the choice being vlr- 1 
luallv a reappoliuineot, as bis ;)rovious | 
St I vice ■wns In completing the trn-m 01} 
Jo3ei;h Kennedy, John F. Fitzgerald'a j 
son-in-law, wlio resign"*!, ] 

Tlio mayor reanpolnted Frederick M. 
J Shctnan to the '^Vor'kingman's Loan 
,\ssocirttlon and John I). Marks to the 
Chattel Loan Company as dlractoi'.'3. 

Daniel H. Coakley Was Chosen 

!\.< irustoe of the Boston l^ibllc Lihrary 
hy M lyor Curley laal evening to succeed 
til,' 1.1"' .lo:-lai> 11. Bcntoii, who was 
cliairnvin. The trustees »in elect :i ^ 
new chairman after Coakley is con 1 
firmed by the Civil Service Conimi.sslon. 
The position carries no salary. Coak- 
ley is tiow a close friend of the mayor'.-i, 
although Coakley clashed with liini ;n 
1:111. w'liili. au unsMl.-nicd incmiicr of Ihc 
.Talk Commission. 



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OTY HALL NOTES 



ftr 



■?-? 



Representatives and Senators Thomas J. Kenny Has Returned 



Boston's tili^i^i^ill Be Flown 

today by order of Mayor (;tir;ny In 
honor of the centenary of the birth of 
Frederick Ijougla-ss, and in a statement 
Issued last night the m:iyor appealed to 
th» citizens 'to jol.i :hu city In r.ying 
flaCB from their homes. The City Coun- 
cil has also llgtired in rememb.-rlng tliia 
former slave, liaving named the Junc- 
tion of Treinont, Hammond and c-ihnt 
atraett. "Frederick Douglas Hquare" on 
tho petition of Councilmiin Waller Mai 
i.antvne. 

"The character, caroor and attain- 
meniB of Frederick Douglass are 
wormy of eniuiatlon by aU tru* Amor- 
loans," the mayor said. "He became a 
naUonal figure In the propaganda Tor 
equal rlnhW tw all, regardlMMi of raoa. 
glO» as * 



found the door of the Throne Room 
closed to thi'm yesterday when they 
visited the City Hall for their Tuesday 
rifternoon chats wllli Mayor Curley. De- 
spite the fact ihat 1'- was tha scheduled 
"open house" afternoon for the Htate 
Tlou'^e hunch, the mayor wag so deep in 
the budget and the study of legislative 
hills that he sent word Ihat he was not 
In, srreatly to the disgust of many of 
those who make their Tuesday visits 
for the sole purpose of asking or de- 
manding yarlona favor?, such as ap- 
. ....♦-.i^.Ttra f'l'' constituents. 

The budget Is behind schedule, and 
ihe mayor Intend? to take Hurtget Com- 
missioner Carven to Ch.cago with hlin 
next week to save time. 



from hlB Florida trip and has already 
resumed his battle for the utlli'Mtlon of 
widened Pleasant street by th« Ele- 
vated for the laying of tr.^cka to shorten 
the trip bctv/cen South Bo.-5ton and tile 
heart of ttia city. Whlia he was In tijB 
City Council he did everything po.«slble 
to force the F.lovated to do thL=. 

Me flatly refused to discuss the poa«i. 
bllity of bla being a candidate for mayor 
mjainst James M. Curley n^jxt fall yo- 
terday when he aripearcd at the UtntB 
House on the Pleasant .itreet ni«tt«i', 
bii* tViC genera! belief Is that ha ^U 
ultimately bo the nntl-Curlny oppoMnt 
with both Siorrow and I'llzgerald bact- 



pvmm 






Mr. 
II th. 



•iilon wiu» pfirtlCTilarly '.ntot-i^t e<l 

(Jevelopmeiit ot the .:hihii pii'm 

,j.T.f>r'u,e:U of ths lll>mry an-l .'ften 

wnlkeil thiouBh th« rooni.i <l^llcat-r.l to 

vr)unsal.ei'3 tn watch how tiis boys ami 

•lr!s handled ami eiijoynd the books. 

iliroiirh lack of fiinda th? library waa 

,,,ntK'lled l() <)o witliout boi.kn for which. 

hern had been call Collections i1p«lred 

f^TTnV Jti I I'V^r,-: ■.! f.-j, SJ- ..- iho Bo,Mton library went to slniliar 

PIIKI II S tH'"'' ■''' *-'■ ?' /iniltullons m other cities. 

1 ULIulV S*Im! .■ i'vil Mr. H.mton !pft his cutiM Hbrary to 

I hid widow, except tha rare coilwtlon of 

lOnKlU'h iniyor booh.i and the collfctiun 

nf %oliiraea printed by BaBkorvlIlft, whl.';h 
vscro left to tho ti-uateea ot the Boston 
i'ubllc l-tbraj-y. 

There wer« b«<ju«iJt» to frIemlK six.d 
relatlve.'j, Th» wti! waa rnntit on Nov. IS, 
1916: the tnietwja imd oxe<i.!ton» being- 
Arthur V. Clarira ot BrfloUllno, a !av7 
*./» -.,.« «-v~ . ^ . .. ■ , partner, and .HoraOd Q, WadUn of Rond- 
$2,500,000 to Be Applied fen in*, who haa just retired aa Ubmritui of 

th* public library. 

Another Building or for t:n- 



«iU-T OF THK GOWS- 

r to f'urly .Tim--, .,4 
■ how much tlo-y '" 



Tha Ooda Ba\ e niu 
I wnuMfr If he knA>v 
him? 



It 1.: 

!to h 
I Knt 
\ >8 I 



to r-\f^TV man 

.,1-l.if. hi OOI- li 

n huK n liiiart 



tl.im 



of 



1 span, 
ntout ■ 
- «(r.Uftr 



run 



and 111 o™" 



And Kff a new raco cnier hi 
■^•Itli i'.s own kind of gooihie? 

kind ot aln - j frco— 

1 r«glon onr« wild ""\ \75V" 
oolav, ■■Tills l.,-lont!» ■" ^IJ- 
,l,em build and 'dl. "^^0^^, _^^^ 



To enchain 
And hear lln 



Late Chairman of Board of 
Library Trustees Provides 
for Eventual Legacy of 



To 



To K 
And 



r-h 



iU 



them boast haw 
li 



thoy 



■if'in ban 
(1 the n 



Mii-lo ■ 
ppth where 



iM- down— 
,r a Browing 

their city U^a-^ 



^53 - ^ /y/? 
CVRIEY PRAISES BEKTOfl' "r 
FOR GIFT TG LlBRAARf , 



largement of the PrcGont. 

Josl&h HrBantori in his will, filed 
for probate yesterday, provides fur 
an eventual gift ot $2,500,000 to the 
Boston Public Library. Of this Btim, 
when It has accdtnulated by invest- 
ment and reinvestment, $2,000,000 i.s j 
to bo ihsed for the enlan;emeiii, uX the' 
Copley Square bulldinsc or applied •to 
the coihstruetion of another central 
building. What Ihe library actually 
gets Is $1,000,000 upon the death ot 
Mrs. Benton, the widov^', and half of 
this sum will 1)6 allowed to accumu- 
late until $2,000,000 Is reached. The 
remaining half ot the residue will i^e 
devoted as a fund for books fo- 
scholarly research. 

Immediately avallablB Is ^00,000 for 
books for tho yoiinK. The largest Klft 
hitherto In thn history of the Uhrtity 
has been $I'XI.W», Its tpta! fund of sucli 
trusts Bmoiintlng to $M0,00O. Mr. rtentoii. 
who died last week, trace 22 years of itn- 
•einsh devotion to the library as trn.s- 
teo and president of the board and hi.'? 
win gives furthet proof ot his ambition 
that It shall bo the greatest Institution 
of Its kind. 

A statement giving the terms of th' 
■wlU Is OH follows; 

•The will of Joalah H. B*nton. ft. lei 
maWiw provlblon tor Mrs. Henton, hhv 
relatives and certain friends, (fives to 
tho trustees of the public library of the 
city of Boston JUm.OOO, to bo held a;i 
Tha Children's Fund,' and the l"f'-"i'' 
! RiiBlled to tho purchase of books fo.r the 
' DBS of the younrt. 

Residue Left In Trust. 

"The residue of his property In left 

m tru.,t for the benefit of Mrs Benton 

,«n4 upon tho termination of th.at tr •- 

IB to be paid over to tho tn..stees of tlv 

■pubUo library of the city of Boston " 

'Z held and managed by them, one- 

hnlt of tho net Income to be applied bj 

the trustees ot the library tor the Pur- 

chJo of books, .nap.s and other library 

mXial of permanent value and bene- 

m for Bald ibrary, the Intention belM 

fhat sue l.>«omo shall be applied for 

books desirable for scholarly research 

■"'^hrremalnlng one-half of tj';:"\']';f 
I.- to bo held as an asnumulatInK f n 1. 
';L meonVe and Interest (o be added to 

gf riX^'m Tho fund is then to he 
^nllPd to the erdarKoment ot the pres- j 
St rehtrallbrar^- huildlnR Itj Bo.ton. j 
or t.o the construction of anotlifr cm - : 
'?ml 11 r-r; hnildhiK In mich part o'/ ; 
' J nVn.av he then melt dft.'^lrable, 

;;::ul^n%^mo''-«"nottl.op.cp!.ofj 

iii« city.- 



i;!jKLFlllviY< 



7 



tfiui iu 



DEAD; MAYOR 
GETS DETAILS 

Indian Whose Fame Was Grea 
West 01 lhc5 Rockies Gain; 
Prominence Hci . Because o 
Similarity of His Name wit! 

■ That of Boston's Chief Ex 
ecutive. 



Ctnlv .Tirn 


is dean. 


This Is 111 


no ]fdr\ ii li Inr siRntfl 


0»noe lo poi 


|ile livinu- litis side o 


the Rockies. 


Hill Ills (leylh was 


matter nf t 


■neral Itilffofit in Spr 


ka-ie. Wash. 


. wltofo !!'■ %\:is a f;^ 


mous .iiiirni 


let- (iii(> of th'' inst' 


tulions thai 


vJsilniB wciil in set 



e'wo 



He was an Indian 

BecauFe of the reseitihlance betwoo 
the name of the dead Indian and that c 

the ma>or of I'.o.stoii. f^ill .l.t.iil.i o( tli 
Tndla.n'R hi.''toiy wire ..-,111 to Ma.\'c: 
Jim rorlfy by .Tohii .1 < '.-idi;,',-!!!. forme 



empio 



wh, 



ropi 



nil Pi 



\v 1 1 J 1 



-.liry. 



1 t" nio," ''(idi^::iii wio'e I' 

i!),-!t >ou inJ^iit ho i-rtt;' 
dcMlh. The picture of hiu. 
a^. if he was any relatior^ 
iir .-1 iii-eslor.^. hut he mi;;h^ 

iiiitrlit pay yoii to look 



eii>- 

InHiii 

Jim'.-. 

•■It o,-. i;i-r- 
the pi.'H.'r. 
eel Of] in ill.'? 

do.-oi't look 

to any of y. 
be. and it 
him lip" 

\s lion the mn>'or read llie lotto 
mMi-Uo'l lie intended to plate 
Jim' . iiaiiie on the roil of li.inoi 
braves of the' Ward 17 Tammany 

f'itr]>- .Tim was one of " 
denl.i of Spokiine. 
he tidmitted he 
other old-iimei-fl 
older, 
and ( 



ont.s th 
■ d i;url 



He 



Declares It 
oatvtt€ 



h 



Of 



... I 

the I 

1 lie I 
tho 
fol- . 



j"3;:f.~n Mcyar 
an Exumple 
Uumani'y. 

When Mayor CUrley iBarncd of 
jheuueet lo the public llbra.'-y iiy 
latG Joalah II. Benton, president of 
'library trustees, h" prepaj-ed tl".i 
[lO'Wlng statenrent: 

"Tha magnificent benefaction of the 

late prOBldent ot the library trustees. 

Joslah H. Benton. Is In keep'ng with tho. 

be»t e-samplas ot service t.i hnmaiiity 

I for which Boston Is ju.stly famou.i. .\l 

'great sacrifice, ami without compens'i-- 

tlon, h!.'. time for many years has hoot. 

at the Bervlco of the people and hi* 

desire, that Button continue foremoft in 

mental strength will in larpre moasmo 

be due to his generosity and foreslKhi. 

I "This beiietaellon, i'ke that of (toorfce 

I F. Parkm.an for the promotion of Hie 

'health of tho people and the beaul'- 

i of the park system; that of Peter Bent 

1 Brifham for alh-vlatins the smttMHi^j, 

' of humanity; that of .\rioci; Wcs.twoHli 

' for tho development of hishly skllloil 

I mcch.-uilcs, and that of Thoma.s K. For- 

'svtli, through the care of teeth, adenoids 

i and ton.ills, for the pnii. tlon of. the 

I health of the future women and men 

ot Boston, constitute* the. Btrons'0^5t 

lv)Kslhlo evidence that tho Boston of 

1 our day Is as true to the Ide.-ils of .ser- _ 

I ■.•ice to humanity as in the dayj of.. 

i the founders of Anierlcftii* jlbcrty . ' ' i 



he re- 
rurly 
of I ho 

(•pro. 

trio oidesi ro.i- 
lust before lii.« death- 
was 7o years old. Inil- 
iiiitted ho was mnciv 
never left Spokane .-HI Ills lite, 
after tin* wostcrn town be- 



cnnv a 'big city" he rontiiiued lo live 
In hiii le)i-e. 

Eprcssed In Poetry. 
On-- of v'lirh .Ilin's friond.4 oxioessed 
his frie.id.shlp in the following' poem: 



HUNTINGTON AVENUE 
IMPROVEME|<T AS5N. UINES 

• Mayor'7^-ur<v .^nd /T. ■n.-v .Mayor 
Natiiau Matthew..^ w,/, ; i,,, princiDat 
■speakers at the fifth Annual dirmes-ftf 
'.iio llumtngton .Wemio Vinproverrtent 
.\ssociatioii in llio Hotel Westmlngtar 
last night. Other speakers and Kuesta 
included flinnninK II. rox. .^pealser S 
tii» House ef Bepre.sentalives; Frank Wi 
l.odKo of II, o r'ark Snuaip ii^^[ E.ta <•»' 
Mayor WaUet-r. ^1^; 

Sum"' ,-^\^"*l'"'- 

Bay Postal. stiiS 
l>0HIver, t|' 

«'as toa»fc 

"■-.- :•-. J 



TriiPt. ftiriner 
\^ f'l! of '"'anibrid 
■ t 'harlos 1 f. hincs 
iiaiiKon "T 
1 Ion, and ' 
S . IV 1 ■ s . 
niaslrr. 









BENTON. PARKMAN AND OTHERS 

Tho sincerity imd valuP of Josiali [I. Ronton 's intrro.«t in 
the Public Librai-y was never opeu to ai-eiuiK nt. The diselosure 
of his bequest to that famous Bostiui institution merely empha- 
sizes, uoiv that he is dead, what, he aid ajid planned to do while 
livinp'. 

]Mayor iJurley, in a public staUMjieJit. cit.es the bei].- i'actions 
of .Mr. Benton and Georfre F. Parkman, anion;! otliei's, as evi- 
dence that "the Boston of our da.y is as true tn tin- ideals nf 
ser\iee to iiumauity as in the driys oi the tfiundors of Ainerieau 
liber-ly." On that point an aruiiinent \vo)^!d be usclrss. l'>at 
tile example of Benton jind Tai-knian ouoflit to brint,' lioir.c U> 
even- one of us tho faet that ihc public treasury represriits. in 
muuieipal service, Bomething raore than an opportuinty t(i pro- 
vide plaees for the untrustworthy and incompetent find sonie- 
tbin<j higher ,than a chance to talce money from th^^, peonh-'s 
funds by ways that are darls; and triclis that er^jQ^ely vaii;, 
^though ancient. . ^ ' '> ' 

We have an idea thai, i.ho uiunlKH- of r'arkniaus ami Reutims 
would ha vastly inereasud could (ihilaiiihropic ciiizeus be 
induced to believe that bcnefaciioiis to {he municipality would 
be adm!iiiste!'ed always and wholly for -llu- city's benefit and not 
for the benefit larp:elv of pi-ofc-.^ional payroll and cor.t ractinu' 



leeelu s. 



TOM RETURNS TO JIM 



The mayoral eampai.uii in Hi'slirii is im<li'i- \\a> h is nut 
under very rapid or iiriprcssiv(> «a'. , but '-till it, is under wny. 
The probable eandidati's for ma,\ oi' are bcinE: !iionti()ncd witii a 
pood deal of detail: the possible cnui-.'sc ot' I'^x-Ma./or l-'iizu'erald 
is discu-ssed with scanty consulci-ation of the cost of white paper, 
and even a rumor that the <;ood ( iovci-ument .Association will 
bo transformeil info an a.ssociation has been consi'dprei.! !alc|\- by 
a newspaper which hilhe'-td has acccpicd that eminent, Lrrooji at 
its face value. 

]t is difficult t^%li»ifte'c.\cii(Mic'nt at this lir.nr' (j\er an elec- 
tion ten months away, but peidiaps the opjinnents of Mayor 
Cnrley do well to consider thus early ways and means .for over- 
turning his reo'ime. The faet tliat his foi-mer political and busi- 
ness pai'tner, Thomas V. Curley, has re.joiued the mayor's forces 
would seem to iiifUcate that his honor intends to have his fences 
unusuall.v tight. 

Thomas .1'". Curley was never i-onsidered as resonrcej'nl as 
Janies ~S\. (.hirley, but their allianeo was liei|i!';i|, excepl in 
spot.s, to both of them. We take it. ho\\evpr, that Miis time 'I'mn is 
not to be admitted to eipial nart.nership. 



a (4 ^ i^ ^^ 

MAYOR APFKUVtS fLAW lU 

1 Uncertain as to Other Parts of Park 

\ Square Trust's Suggestion, 

I Mnyor Ciir'Uw l-ij not yrt cfitnir, 

whoUior I" approve in II.k ehlir^ly liu 
i rl'in "l" "l"^ ''"'■'' f^n"ni'' Ueni KsUUp 
' Trust for dcvoloiimont, n( Ihf Bark Bay 
1 by the extoii.sloii of SI-.Kirt strPPt ,-uul ; 

l.y otllCf ctcois^. lie iinld yPsloirl.Ty | 



f£/3 



I ) 



fi 



7 



coinnii;islnuri'.'* lui y 
tiie rH', 
a <'l" ill'- 



pro.ici'l. 'I'h 

inn ted the, work -will cost 

(iixi. ullhoJigh Ihc menih.r 

j.lnn to loinovo n1. lieir 

lliii H'e-li Bay iiotnl an 

crliea. 



•\Wi e: 
ol hnr 



r:ai- 

$i;:i. 



f.ense 
lU-np- 



IIV (HIHT <M-,>>Ji^. '-v., .• 

he will leave hif» 'ntSj% fl " ' i •' ''P 'n "'"" 
lo volc»lltr >^V^W>h'*f'^ hr.irliic; In the 
Kt«to»*uW' :<Tn.-eh 10. 

Tho uinyr.r !:.■■-■! HPI'i-.^vr.,! I,„wftvoi ; 

']!> piirt ot tho plan I hat provirlrs fori 
|ifi extension of Clarendoti Btrret f lom i 



Tho iiiH.. e, !:,.■-'! Hp: 
the 

tllP 

I'oUinihu.s nvomie to Sliiart .itreet, H.' _ 
has Instnioted the sitrccl conimiKHtoii- j 
er«.,..to ...Ijiolrt a .gublic Ji99jateK...pn the 1 



WATER METER 
MAKERS UNDER 



vr'ATT 



CURLEY BOYCOl 



Afayrr rurley. actlriK on bcheft ot the 
nnanen i-nmrnis!!lon, yi>.s-tr;rdHy instruct 
pd forporatlon Counsel Pulllvnn to P«- 
tilton thf> l,c(?Lilfiti!io to icpea! -tempo 
i-,ii-i|v- (he ae| under -vvlilrli Bo.'ton I-' 
retpjirerl to Install each \p:\r '>■ cet't"e 
niiniher of w.-tter metpi-.^ Tl-ie mayor'.' 
artion eon.'ititnte.s a, bn.vrott apain^c ar 
all'^ced eonihlnatinn of metor mannfac 
I iii-pi-.", which, aeooi-iiin;,- to the com- 
ml,--.=iion, ■■i.^ a p'-itential droi.i^er to oper 
('(-imppt Itiorr." 

The eonini|p.«!on In it," report deelar»"(' 
f'at eight of the 10 firms that niak' 
\\,Ttpr ipoter.s in thi,« e'onntry hav* 
fornied a enniMi-iallon known a^ th^ 
Mr'tpf Manurnrtnrerw' Kxchange. ani 
that one of the memher.s of the- aai 
.'^nciatlon recently offered to ^^ell nieter.^ 
To tho eft.v of fTartford ijt a price 5i 
cenl.<5 hr'.o-^' that, rt'cently f.fferori Bos 
ton. 

Tho coinnii.s.'dnn adds thai it has 
"found no evidence that tho as.inrla ' 
tion i.=! n.ied a.s an opportunity for tlx 
wafer meter manufaeturers to inoi-T..,!* 
prlcp.ti hy oollusion, or that Kuch act^- 
iiavB been atleinpled, hut It doe.s ho 
lievo that a*,socintiona of this kln'l oftei 
an excellont means for .such ccUuaior 
and their exi.qtence i.") a potential I'angei 
lo open competition." 

The only eompanle.<i not In th« t-.Sfin- 
<iatlon. aceordintf to the conimi.isloii nre 
tho ejamon Meter Company of Newark 
and the Badger Meter Company of 
Milwauttee. 

"The commI,<>sion ha.-i beep Informed," 
f^nyx tho report, "thai meter oompa- 
ni»,5 beionsing to the n.s.<!ociatlon littve, 
veiy recently .sold meter.s to .small! 
owns at n ipiich lower price than the 
price to the city of Bo.ston, and that at 
T i-eeent oiienlnj; of bld.s In tho city of 
Hartford, Henry R, Worthiiifrton bid 
J7 50 for 1.jO %-inch -water meter.s -wiih- 
out eonnections, equal to BO cents per 
meter below the price submitted to 
lh<- elty ot Boston b" the Ttoi-sey Manii- 
facte.rlnc Company for WX\ meter,". The 
WorlhlrlKton Company did not hid. at 
elller ■)! I lie oiiportniill ic'i offpred hy 
th" r.iiv of I'.usten," " 1 

The report di-i-lorp.s that irieter manu- 
farlnrer,'^ woold not have been able to 
inllici hiR-h piice.s upon the city if llie 
water .service officials hart anticipated 
■ propeily the need.s of their ."ervlce. 
The repoit closes with the kukrcs- 
fion that tho mayor fake step.s to have 
.su.spended tile law requirlrif; the Insla!- 
latinii f.f a certain nwmiier of meters 
.■oiiuiallv-, 

'"i'he fin ICO eommi;-f;!on bele've.s at 
th- pi-e.sen tinie that a anITIcienf '.sav- 
ins' will no, lie made by future In.'ilalla- 
tl<.n of mr ■r,s at tiie firlcra demanded 
by the man\ifaet;;rers to be eonuuen- 
.snrale "lib ttie expen.se Involve,!" ^ 
corlclude.s. 



CITY EMPLOYES ARE TOLD 
TO HELP RE-ELECT CURLEY 

:;e,-irly all the lorcmen i,, i|,p ^^^.^^^ , 
elcaninsr and sanitary dhisions of tht 
publico works department have been "|n 
Btrunted'' to work for Mayor Ciirlev'il 
re('lection. These men bolonf; to th 
Street Clf.anlnB and Sannary Foren-iBn" 
A H.'^oel.a t lon.^^co,;,! U^ 4f J/^l,,,,,, ™'. 
BHsoeialiou |^p),',m ine niaViir, "it v"" 

iration be approved and that '«!•"'*" 
member of our a.^isoelatlon he ln»lr>. |13[ ' 
to work for your re-electioM „,, ,"^,^ 
of tho elty or llosl.on." ""'""' 



% 



nOMOftS 

PASTOR 

jMayor Welomes Fr. 
Sullivan to St. 



After tlie a'-ldrehKoa a Ki'airi mai-^h 
was iPd by Muyor Ciirley and Mrs. Cur- 
ley, followed by Dr. John F. Gavin, 
chairman of tlio reception committco 
and hlH dnuglitcr. JTIrs Madeltno O-avln. 
N^oKt in line were street C'onunissioner 
l''raiici.s IJiennan and j\Trs. l:ironnan, 
({npre.-?entative 'i'hcodore A. Glynn and 
.MrK. Glynn, 

A,s,'siHtiiigr Father Ke.iran in cliarge nf 
the alTalr waa MiK.i Annie :\[. Riloy, wlio 
liad charge of the whist tables. Thn 
dancing was in charKe of Clt.v folleetor 




Ikn MAYOR 
ONPAYRAISE 



.lohn ,r. Ciirlcy 
;is»i.stant floor 



floor ^narnhni: the 
f-hal.s being Franci 



PI ' 1 ' 
ttiijiCitv o 



Aluie than ,"i(XX) i)arishionerc aii'l 
frifiuls were present last night in 
I Hibernian building, Roxbury, and paid 
j tribute to tile Rev, Dennis J, Sullivan, 
tlic iiew pastor of St. Patrick's Church, 
Roxbury. The celebration was m tha 
form of a reception to the pastor and 
a reunion r.f the church members. 

St, Patri"k's Church is one of the; 
oldest in Bo.^ton, and wa.s foundfu otij 
Northampton street, Roxbury, 81| 
years ago, by the Rev, Thomas Lynch,i 
i,:iter :\ new cilifirc ^va■■. hiiiU on Dud- 
Icy fircct, Roxbiu-y, u'lipre h'ather 
Snlli\'an n-iw directs the aiTairs of. the 
church. I'aih.cr Siilli\an succeeds thu 
Rev, Josonh II, r.allaglier, who waj 
the pastor until less iliaii a year ago, 
when he died. 



sai.stant lloor niarshal.s being Franci- 

irennan and Ui, Stephen Carrier. Theo. jf~» 1] ^,,_l,_Tr H-laiai f"- 

.ore A, Glynn waa floor director, hi:* K^ailS V^UriCy 1 ACol *• 

less and Quotes 
__History/ 



do 

assistants boing- Ilorhert A. F<enny nn 
Jnlin D. O'Connor. Mrs. Kativ-Hne" Fftz 
K'erald had tdiarg^e of tlio rofrestimonts . 
and Dr. John F. Gavin was chaimiai f 
of tlu' rnccp! ioTi t'omniiltro, af'idstcd b: 
a score ol" \'uiinK iiU-nilifrH of th.i parish U'' 



f*. .^- 



Ftirmer .Mayor John V. Fitzgerald, 
in his current issue of tiie Republic, 
jout yesterday, says some things con- 
Icerning Mayor Citrley and the salary 
question. 



CITY TO HONOR 
FRED. DOUGLASS , 

Concerning Mayor Curle/s Intention 

Mayor CurJey Orders Flag ""^ *" '"""" '^^ ^""^^ *** "*^ 



Dispi 



ay as Tribute 



laborers until July, he gayit 



<JU0Tr:5 CURLEY HISTORY 

"A few year,') ago Jamas M, Curley 
was wia I'.i/ii^ as a corporation Inspector 
for $; a 'la: . The > ear befoie he was 
eiect'-'d M;v''r lie p.-^id ncaiiinK except, 
a iir.il ;;]:,. \'ow he h.t^ .a beavitlfnl 



\ Al.WOR SPU.AKS 

•' Tho .address ol' welroine uas lii.ade b.r 
Ifajor lanley. who was ba.ptl?eii In il'O 
church. .Mayor t mlcy in iiis ;i(I.ire.-53 
'.'all >■• ■ Tt: 

, "Tlin clniii li li,i> iit'on yupporteci b\' 
jui lii.-aj i';i!ho!ic population, and in no 
Place in liie country has there been 
shown a li.tter charaeter of the Cath- 
olic Iii.-Jb than anioiifi the menibera of 
' t. PatrioU'.s ChiHcit. The church and it.s 
iher buildinK.i typify that. The aiem- 
'crs of the church have always been 
; t moderate circumstances and I be- 
lieve that is the reason why the churcn, 
iiiider the .super\ i.sion (.f such hard 
'worker.s as the late.,pa.storH, llie Itev. 
Father Lynch and the Rev. Father Gal-. 
Jagher, has made sneli ptaiKress," 
I Father Sullivan thanked the peoplo of 
liie parish for the reception accc 'ded 
hati, atid for the manner in which Ihey 
[had already helped liio! lit t'orther the 
'work he laid pl.anned. lie told his lis- 
teners that tlie Kirls had been [kIvPu 
care of educationally and that he no'v 

j.,|.^,.,i^.a {... lool. after ll'C *aa i- i 

woiild build a hifth achool fur them. 

Benutifiil Decorations 

Tilr lie'.-. l'\lHe-r I'.nid I-'. I!es-an, as-. 

!fa,'-!tanl past.)!-, had ilaiit-'e iif the .-irf.-iir 
and Introduced .Mayor Curley sir. IIij 
I upeaUor of the eveninf;, 

■ The larfre hall wbeie djtnelnfr aiul the 
; recepiltni WM '-. Icld was beanlifully <le- 
j corated with iiolted plants, reil. while 
and blue hnntinji:, American fla^s. rol- 
oied lijjhfH and \\f^vv and there throuirh- 
out the hall were colors of green and 
while. I'an.e'lsis over the ,-;tag;; v.a.;- .v 
Inrite iialntint; of Cardinal (T(.;onnell, 
while on ench side of the painting was 
the American flajr and the Irlah fla^. 



M->.yor Curlcy announced last night 
thai "Old Glory" will be displayed on 
all the )>ublic bulldint^a of the city to- 
da>' as .a mark f)f tnhtite to f'^redeiick 
Pou^lass. the Rreat anti-slavery agita-' 

lor and lecturer, whcse one-hundredth I )io„-,p rm ,Ia;r.aica \\a\-. with (urniRh- 
blrthday anniversary is being cele- jfigg {row. the home of Henry il. noK- 
brated. \fx^. who died -a-orlli Sir?),000,obo, He re- 

Tho Mayor also ursed tlie citizens ,;enUy dispo.sed of a fine summer resi- 
pcnerally to observe I ne day by (lying dence at Hull bought. Blnce he became 

Mayor, 
"High pi-lces is'hloh hav« meant 
inanv a home of thos« em- 



the nattotial flat: on their noiue.'^ 

.Tames ii. Wolff, of District .\ttorney 
I^elletier's oflice, h.as tieen prese.nted \\uii 
(he quill 

signed the order estaoUshing Fredericl- 
PouKlaSR .Square. Roxbury, at the junc- 
tion of Tremont, Cabot and Hammond 
streets, 

W olff la chairman of the citizen's 
committee, and will preside at the dedi- 
cation of the square ti'inorrow mornini^, 
at. -which Conni illor .Tohn J. ..\ttridee 
and A, W. H'haley will bo' speakers. .\, 
meeting will then fallow in l-'ancnil 
Hall, 



15AK ^llIiU0L5 

FOR TRUANTS 



Mayor Says They're Not a 
Necessity 



ce, has been presented xmiu Jpinohins in 

.',.„ !!,..,M..u-'i'f°,'"._ ■"'"'."'?' IPloye'l »» laborers for tha dty of Bos- 
._ .....u. ,-, .., . ^aa, have not bothered hlrn or hl« fam- 

ily. He has lived on the fat of the 
land under thefle conditions. What a 
heart he inupt have. With a bulglriB 
city treaaurj-, the btg'sest surplus but 
one In tho city's history, acconilngr to 
his own statement, he IB to defer any 
Increase In the laborers' pay until the 
first of July next, and then It will he 
but 25 cents a day, 
"Is there .a decent cltlien of Boston 
- •'oas not believe that this man 
,,s J.'"'' "'^'''' 8:et a *e.rrib!a licking; 
.vTnter i'.' '^'^ h''S *he cerve to pre- 
nlmself «" " candidate?" 
i former I^'a-yor also has something 
'."eating to ^^.y about Mayor Cur- 
1 refusal Mc»,nday to answer ques-^ 
e relative to tl'^^ Hotel I>nox (Iro 
(fore the City CflVincil. He Bays: 

Real Mayor Appears 

■The real Mayor Curlay appeared the 
' atliar day when he was asked to bo be- 
I f>7rs tho C\ly Council and talk over the 
I Hotel Leno.v Are with Its members. . 
(■When ho was Informed what hb wag 
S wanted for he waxed indignant, and 
Iwilthout sayluBT a word started back toi 
i his otTlce. Ho treated the members of 
the City Cotmcll as though they were 



■^ 



^-J? 



Truant s6hools ehftuld not exist and 
there is absohitely tio excuse for tl.em, 
.accordiuB to statemmits m.ade by 
.^Ia,\'or ( 'nrley left^ro the Str.te Board 

(if I'tinrity yesterday. 

'Hie .Mayor Bays tliat the cliildren of 
Mie rit-b are never couunitled to stlcii 
In.alltullons, but that the children of 
liie jioor populato theiti. Csually il 
is tlie son of the poor workinK" widow 
wlio is sent (o places malt)ta.ine(i for 
the dcti-ntioTi of boys who "play 
hookey" from school. 

The Afayor advocated tho taking over 
by the State of the .Rainaford Island 
bistitulion. If the State should take 
over tho Ralnsford Island Institution, 
the JIayor said, between |a00,CW and 
,000 wlU have to be 



dogs 



Tf jyentlemcn associated 



with h.n-. in the government of the city. 
•What of it If the matter of the Hotel 
Lenox Are w-Js before the grand Jnryt 
Arc not the niemberB of the City Coun.- 
cU, who framed the ordinance govern-; 
■ li.g hotels, to lie trusted by the Mayor 
whom they Rf*k for information to which 
they are entitlod? 



■^^fiKSittHIM 



OPPOSES TWO 
FIRE (lATOONS 



Fin. Com. Says System 
Would CostsToo Much 



I Inunched for the inptallalion of water 
j tneterfl, invKst instiill n (--oiinin luiniber 
I o? water metiTs iiiinually. Tlie Mayor 
I ^irinouncec; last iiierht that lie would 
iffnore the taw this year htM-aiise an 
o\-er ln?italhiieiit of meters had been 
I made and bids for meters had- twice 
' Often rejefted berau.se of an SO per cent 
)ncreas*e in the iirices. 



Opposition to th» blllB provldlnr for 

the establishment of a two-platoon sys- 
tem In the Boston fire department 1;^ 
oxpreased by the Boston Finance Corn- 
miesion In a cGvnmunicatlon addressed 
to tlie legislative committee on ciilcj 
yesterday. 
i The commission states that the city is 
I now paylntf more than JSiCW.OOO .a year 
I for the lire departme it; that tlie two- 
[ rlatoon system w^uio . ause an increase 
I of Jo(X),000 In this expenditure the first 
■ year and 5c»fl.0OO a year later. The city 
It, already confronted with problems 
which will necessitate a large expendi- 
ture of money. i 



Commission Opposes 

Moving of Statue ; 

1 The Boston art commission has notl- i 

fled Mayor Cu'-ley that It is oppcsed to ,' 

I transferring the statue of Columbus, : 

now located In front of the Cathedral i 

of the Holy Cross, Washington street, i 
to a site in Columbus ParU, «outh Bos- i 
ton. It had been suBgeated that the ; 

statue be transfeered to Columbus i 
Park, so that it coTild be made %. fea- t 

ture of the dedication of that section i 

of the Btrandway, next October. 1 



LAND TAKING 
IS APPROVED 

Morton Street Section to 
Have Breathing Spot 

"One must die In order to have his 

name perpetuated on the sign board of 

a city park or street." remarlied Mayor 

< hurley yesterday in slating that he had 

•ipprovod tho taking by the .street cotn- 

missioners of land for a breathlng.''spot 

In the Morton street section ^.tho 

Xorth End. <,' ■ -f , ' .' 

• The Mayi)r..i(4mftiented on the de.nd 

.man being elktlhlo to fame after the 

suggestion faxT been made that the now 

recreation area be called "Curloy Park." 

I The land taking approved by the 

i .\Iaytir consists of 21,m:! square feet, and 

enihraces the area bounded by t^ross. 

Kndicott, Salem and .^tillmaii streets. 

I There is .an appropriation of $2fXi,(K>0 

I available for the Improvement -work. 

:' The Morton street section was chtirac- 

1 I crimed by settlement worker* b» the 

[ "''irtitst soot" In Bodtan. 



3-74^ ( ? 



WILL WAR 



TRUST 



MUST LIST EMPLOYEES 
i GETTING OVER $1800 

Heads of cily dcpartnient.s have been 
instructed by .Mayor Curley to comply 
with the inronio tax law bv sending to 
the city treasurer a list of all muni 
cipal employees who, during 1316, re- 
cen.ed In wages or otherwise amoiint.s 
exceeding Jisoo, The ^statutes call for 
this formality yearly. 

All employees over tho ?ISt» mark are 
liable to taxation. 



Curley to Stop InstaOation 

.,„.„af Meters ,-. 



^'ar agaiti.'-'t liic natcr inetgir Irtlt'l 
wa.s declared by Mavi^r CutMfv' last, 
night after h- i,,,d read a Finance 
. ornmlsKion vpoi i (bat supported i-e- 
turn.'i iTiadc to tlie .NTayor by ''Kv Hall 
investigtiforr;. 

ITnhvs lli"re is :i rcdnclion in llie 
price schedule of the ,,,eter (rust, lie 
says. thei'. ^^il| be nothing doing in 
Ih'-, line of further installation of v,-a 
ter meters in IJoston huines. The 
Mayor declares that the l^jnancn Com- 
;r,i,^sli,ii I cpoii is ■■sensitile anil coii- 
structi ,'c." 

The report of tlio I.'inance Conimis- 
sion declares that eight of the len { 
'Oiiccins in the fniied stales which ' 
produce water meters ar^- members of 
an organization that bear.n the titi.. 
of the Meter Manufacturers' Kxchatige, 
Furthermore, the Finance fommis- 
slon points out that Boston had been 
asked to pay $8 a meter on a bid for 
SSOn meters, as against $7.50 paid by 
ihe city of Hartford on a bid for 15(1 
meters. . 

The law requires that the city, In 
accordance with thtj plan originally 



O'HEARN UPHELD Gis 

ASPHALT SHINGLES 

I lie .^llllllclp,,l Foard of Appeal has 
r'Tii«ed to take action Iti the te;^ case 
lirought ,t*K deteruiino the riR^t of 
liuilding C<n^Jp««R4Rf t>'N«ar,/ to'har 
a.-iih.ill slkWgfca Hiat do not rfieet the 
.-standi. rd lict J^^y him. This lindlng b; 
a vindicatinu of O'llearii's attitude thai 
samples, of shingles to bo used mu'^t 
be furnished him. 



DR. FOLEY PROMOTE i> 
1 AT CITY HOSPITAL 

I Dr. John A. Foley will enter tonight 
I upon (he duties of night eiiecnti,.. -*■ 
I the City Hospital. 

Tlie rromotion Is made by the tot-' 
perlntendent. Dr. .Tohn J. Dowling, 
from the regular staff, with which Dr 
Joley has been connected for nearly 
two years and to nil a vacancy caused 
by the resignation of Fr. R. cilne The 
latter goes to the Providence, R i 
LylnK-!n-IIospltal rm , associate ' day- 
executive. ' 



v/z'/yv/'///^' 

FAREWELLS^ 
KEPT FROM 
POSTERITY 

City Council Decides 

Not to Print 

i'hem 



President J lagan .«prai!g 'i suipiise 
nil the (.'ity rouucil last niglit I'y ;ui- 
nouiiriut;- thai, in ihc iiitcrcsls of cctiii- 
iiiiiy. he would lorcgo iiaviiig liis 
clo.siiig- address of tiic trtin iiiniior- 
tali/cd in printer's ink. 



WINS HIS POI.NT 

('He Councillor lauded 1 lagan as a 
.■.shrinking violet when the jiresideiii an- 
niMinced that he favored the elimiiiationl 
of liic custom of setting forth the clo.s- 
ing speeclies nt the retiring picsidcnt 
.■iiid tho retiring members of the couri- 
lil in a dft luxe \".)it!nie that boasts of 
real moroc.'O cover:;. For years this 
Iioolc has falthrully chionieled every 
v.orii utt,cr''d by the retiring members 
at tho closing session of the year. A 
dclalled report of the linal ceieniouie: 
lias been incitnled. 

liach Councillor has icceiv(d a book 
.IS a nioniento, a,td the volume lias been 
(lied away at C^ity Hall with other dust- 
gathering documents. The cost of pub- 
lishing (he work is $m). Hagan declared 
that ti;e )iractice should be discon- 
tinued. .Mthough all the Councillors 
did not, warm up to the proposition 
ilagan won out. when the \ote was! 
taken. I 

Councillor Kenny lii opposing Ha- 
gan's proposal declared that the old 
custom should be continued. He char- 
acterized such form of retrenchment as 
"niggardly" and "picaj unlsli." 

Tho council voted as Hagan wished, 
and the $11)0 item was eliminated from 
the coiincll'tj expenses In the 1?17 budget. 

Slams Pictures, Too 

Another Item In the council's buOget 
schedule concerned the expenditure" uf 
VMt for group photographs of tiu) re. 
tiring counc- Hagan modestly declared 
that he had no ambition to have his 
likeness arli.stically set forth in the 
centre, of the grouj). .Mention was mada' 
that (lagan's counlenance i.s an em 
bellishing feature of the Cite Register" 
"The way I aonear in ll.ni i,,,.,,'. , 
nothing to be proud of,"'",.em;'l '" 
Hagan. It wa.s finally voted that llm 
pictures should ho made, b„t at ..■ " 
of not moie than tl.-jit "'' 

Another budget saviiu in the co,,,, 
cil's schedule means that there uil ,; 
no ringing of church bells on hoi ' ' 
Fast year iV.'.m was expended )n ,'!~'^' 
ing out this old-time custom. I'-,..,, *" 
Hagan expressed the opinion that ih^ 
living near churches would lie rr- t.fl 
at being allowed to sleep jre ,u , ^^"1 
that sextons l.nbued with Pali lo ip'f ? 
Ing could ring the bells without V'^"' 
P«iid, If they felt so inclined Th. "'"» 
oil. cut out the Item. ' f^ ""«>>- 



I^OR tf. S. PEACE 

I "• South Boston School 

»- sn-au.st cri.r,^'^'^ ',;:"';on l^ f.-In;, 

."■•< «ny With a ^rJ :;'""^' "" ''"lun - 
'■■'"■K' win „„ nan,'," V;,,;";" »-'( th? 



WCKEIBGtAW 
TO BE CHANGED 

Will Draft Ordinance Fol. 
lowing Statute 



If£ - ^^/^ 



i;^^n:. .Lidtnh^d"C^'^ vcmerdav 

;n^' P!oi<.('c,nA?^;;'--'>To.t.d for d^- 
'"-Id by the Bunreml r- '" ""■ <'"■-' up- 

"i PUbllo street. " "atmterlng )„ 



CURLEYTO 
GIVE CITY 

BIG THING 



S 



Pay Roll Boost, Tax 

Cut and Pensions 

Promised 



' ON MUD BAM «l ri"^^^^ 
■^o. ..^^ZT ^^ ^«^ UMBOS 



Mayor MaK.. . ^^'^ liiriCU 

MaRes Sugfiestion i-t.^^, , ^ 
to Board of Trade T ^"^'"'* ^ith th 

^ -.: :::7. **'""' °^ ^Proposition 



•"Others' pZ'i '""^"^^O'. tor the 
•--^t,ons'Tcr"he'" ''^■^■'"" ^"^''^'^ 

'■•"K'inefrs' A,- "^''"^ Service 

"^<^ City 0.^ '"°" '^=' "'^ht i„ 



•N'CRL'ASK PAY 



«"PP"rt M« ,„an ^"^ '"« °rKa„i.ation T„ 
purpose, or (o aM i,^, 'T"^ f"'' Poliffcal 






'r^r;'^'"^ «'■''> of Tf'T "'■'•■■--' 

, -'"'i in rnir of ",,J-1'""ibiis, „ow i,,- 
""'y OroEs r ?,. "'^ ' «"iertra. „^ , ' 
■"■■ *•' "ot,,l^^"-'^f""ston mre-t ,' 
='"' ". feat, '^^"'* I^B'-k. So-iih r' . ' 

«ton street. TlfoVe r""*" """ ^"vl- 

f,'"l t'-c m.iMo wa M. '■? ."'""drawn 
<li« CathedniJ. !''■>' ed ,„ ,-,.y,|^ ^^^ 



-. . ^. _. MAVnii od'^I:-" _''^'>^ 

Of hanitarv an,i t- ' . '"" C'nii- 



^'- .Tulla Art„„r f,,';', '"'y' "^ 
P-'.v mended Mayor c;,,,,'" f'''"'' 
"f .Vow v„H< ,,,,;• ""«'" LIttletoM 

and""::^ ued;;«'^;r'^ '"^ ■'''^"«'"" 

taken on an ^^.to^^^^; V^H*^ ""^^ 
sv.stnin. """^ "* the psp^ 



■""">'<> «f .Sani,'arv''a^;i".''"^'"'' "^" --"m- 
KiiKi \ai'anc'e;< win 1 .irTF- ano th,i 

' "■; pn..ibic.. , V.",;'^;AiUi a. «o,^; 

<1«.v that theVgWf I, h '""""■'"^ ve.tnr 

-^om.nR the elty ZteZ'^ """ "i--r"b ■ 
re«u,ar,3^0a^^-,.hat,,_^,,„,^^ 



''" '"-"'i ?"rr, per ^ "^borers should 

--'^;rbate.:ry;uJ"'r '■'-«» - 

'"ff «»» or less shciM'^ ""'' "■''°"''- 
>''^>- and that «v '■"''^l «« a 

-'-''o.Mrrjra^r'r'^-'"*'^^! 

.^aid the Mayor, -Ld h " * ''"•^■■' 

K«t if. ALSO ;.e';o r ""* ^°'"ff to 

left or th,.„. jn5-'e,r,'"* '° '"^^'* *"°ush 

ff^-^-^'cn, s-hould receive T*^ *" '"» Pro- 
-„:;;-M.ee.a,.ort"W^'i*J;^ 

'-'■s':fX'r„;',.^.'T^7 -' «« <««- 

Kreatest law of r^'^'i- That Is fhl^ 

ibe eo..t of the Pens'onJ^l^,^'"""'* ^^ 
be ^.OO.Otxv It may be ,, iS.^" '''^ W«^ 

'""'■ b.,t that hf, waVio'i"'* ."^Z" ''°'J*I 
"-;S'-.i the .-nKlneerg 0^1",^ '" "" M- iS'l 

--^;.;^bt'?:-c:^^^>::'':i^^ 



■>«iem. --.lor »ew«rag« 

farmer Siatn iv.» 
Afar.,,r,e.d „r.^ed ♦he'"^?/ ^^^-^wtck 

^^^^>P^^^^o:- -^^^.^%S 

?^AYO]R TO TAKE A -i 

lis [£H-^^'^^ 

■■"■"•'■h ■<. and " thr"'""'««n:'1;0.;'i 
JJj^^VaBtdn^P'-«»'<'«xm«"£;^ 



e 



cn«L' 



' , T5_^,..g Fir.. Alarm Boxes j 

,,111 be shlppe'l to !■"»£_ j„stoer<. 
.naued ihcvc .y tne, mn -J ; ,,, 

When Boston -;'"^^J^'';p,..ec. ny 
tv.e rnor« modern Boston ..>^«'" 
boxes and oablcB- 

t.land in a f.,or«,.sb "'»"^ ,^, ,„na. 
,,., ,.., ln.m>..,u - ^^ ^^^. ^„,^. 

alarm tl.at V..U b^_ '' ''^^ j^„>cH.al 

,.ate>.y«tem u, any A'"' "^'\^.|^ 
institution *'"^ 



.,^cn unkind enough to ln.UBl on pru,.,- j 
inK the truth i,l..l!.' 

:;rir"..:ir;^.^^r,'"b^'^or- 

,lcr cii^f- 



^^B-t.'J^i\ 



liftlH« S I'M 

Sim Htio .IIP 



Chief Marshal Ge°^^.^:f t 

his <*ief pi; ^la.t -ginpcrins division 

Hogan of tlie >' [^^.^'flav^l Mi'iti"- 

if U,e Mas^achu^ettH Is „,,. 

The Utile «?'l;^ ' L'^\ chi^r inav.-iial 
the selection of ^•"'"''^fl,,.,,^- Associa- 
by the Soutii r=o.iou titu 1- _,^,,^,^„^, 

lion baH I'lown ^^ '■' • ,^ "„, to make it 
tVe working barmonlouM>^^to.^ ^^^^ 

the biggest li'b ^ 
yeara 



K ., niinili.'r of fontiactora in tlie bids 
'^;; U V ui'mitled for fui-ni.hiu,- ho 
. V "-ith travel and .saod, enormoo., 
^ ,u ^ r.f wblcli arc pur.-based an- 
?r^;'^;,i::,. contact l,y ^be.-ui,.. 

'ban last year and In man v cases Ho 

'''-rp/^.rtr"re...t,.d t...be 

:„^l,.:-^ho .aid to ^f;^:'C «;o,^ ^om- 

:i;!:-;"bc:n^r;dod n;'^mt.rdiM.io. .. 
fetJ;;;;;;r'Sne t \^ob ;=/^'''\;' 

l-rrr'-^Jin'U^Ue^^i^are^el^^ra^;;.. 
lu;d :^aad <i-al.M- i» noUtied.- 




r^/i?-6 -/■?// 



m..:ALlNOTESJ 



The Mayor Is Seeking $50,000 

ine Wl-iy""^ , i,.,il and wilUa-olJ- 

to «pend »"/'»^;;^ ^^;:/;or iiuB -un ________ 

to the City ''o"' ;^', Jt' ^"„, Honoraole DonOVail Was ^^^tr.erm 

„,eeting, •'■"»*",'", have its ouai- J ^™f^^ ^,i,,i, of Boston for annlbcr term 
^'tV^nluU ■^i^^a-.jnd^^tbea.o,^^^^ 

!,lvor plans at the same inu jo Pouncil, *^'l ,/",„,^edlately made -^ 

„-.., 1. ser.iees_m tbe te. _ - r tl^l^^m^ -!,- ^TiZ- 

«.t. ctvpet Commission Voted ,,,„o time^v-iisti«'-e^,.:^,,,ty. 

The Stieet -^i ..^_.. anything bu> a ^f^(,,.. 

yesterday to 'l'^^'^":, , ", : T J,,, me ' Both "'^" ^^'f !„mgrat«'lations o. 
Street between Beeond ^ ' ^^„,,i, „,.reptlnS t'^'^. ", "''^re real oUi- 

^^""^Vreet bridge t,^^-™;;„t,.eet \,^^,, f,ieads as botb ^ar_ ._ .^^^ 
This Is really |^'; " ' ^^^on betore it timers w ha fm ^^ mvaliiahl. 

further into f;f' ' , ,i becomes -l.- at tbe.r ""f^" ^ity Fathers. 

loses Its "1"' , ^„e ^as made as tnfl to the incomine ^-^^ 

street. The ;'; Af^7?~esidentB on this Baskets of Flov/ers 

residt of a petit ' >'> ; ,^,„^^^^^^^^ oaSKCtso 

T-art of ;■'; .^^.;;'Heemed to think tbnl 1 , 

*«,.«",f°ft 'vas "ut in the «oocls and 
hat Summer street 



who contended that Dozens 01 ^°- mnncil chHml" ' 
.«med to 'l""J;'^;;>iwere 'U-"— d at Jl e ^ -- ;1 ^^,^ ,„^ 
,t in the woods and j,^,f„,.e tl.c Ina^ j, ,„ m,- 

, ...s handy lor de- k,r ,ne. ^ mend,e.s^..o^^^^^^,^,,^,^ 

?rlcB. ^ 

UIV ill NOTES 



IverlcB. 



four new menue «--" wellinstoa 

p„„ald. Ford. )\a^X,^ ,,,,,„^, ,,,„t to 

-nearly all h'' J'^"' conclusion of 

various Vinspltals at t ,e^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^. 

the eserclses t m^ ' ,„„„,i,man Kord 

! spied the a„ gallery. 

I Wat.-ion seated in in ^ ^, ,^^,,a 

"- -^"^r-r^n-ied t em up to the old 
tions and caiiicu ■ ._ ^,.,. Mavor 



Rent for "Deer Island Ueiia ;- -;,„., carried n;e,n^ ;^-:;/,,,y„, 

Vhich IS the name ftUcn ma ''V;;'' lady and presenedl.^m^^^^ noral trlh. 
,,tnmo die recently purchased by ei.al ^^^^^^ a so '^'^"V'";^^ bcginnlnff of tu.-< 

Ss-s:u::^?,tS2£3r'— " '"• "" '"- "'"' 

have been kert_ secret. ^^^^^ ,„ ,. ,vn in- d.nl Ht^<"-™.M;!r "ca.lv until the next 

The '"^>,"' '"„;■;,„ V regular garape 1,0 wiH ""■" j '■;;■;, nt orders called lor | 

gtrucled ^.''^7„„,?h. i,ad the car st<n-e<l i meelini;. " "r^ ,,„„,„t, „„a u,ans, 

rTon'ci y P P^'-'^ n-1 '- have spoken varion^ P^i^ '^;, heen, outlined by the 

*'"''* r^^nuiU frcelv .-viJ^iut J.H a. lion. mos. otv>n 

his mind aiiJ^- " __,r mayor. ^ ^^ ^,,,, passed indorsing 

--r' .-A ^i ,^ , one re^o .. • j, ^ Wilson and 

The Rc/orters Five «- Lawyer ^j,,, attitude o.--.^^^^^ ^^__^j .^„^^,„ 

^•'^ ' ...„., in the City lloll IcJ^pieasit-^t''" .^is helnp. introduced by 



Awaits Formal Court De-t- 
cision That Appointment i| 
lb Legai^ /^. 

of AUison G. Catheron of Bevc^y^^J 
f^^^toTtsw sibyMayorl 

-"^Ttiw^a^r^s::! 

no pay uittii a loi^"'"' 
^\;e<:^Ci^l't^:^d..thX,.st.eti 
„ Tvlletler In the fight to pre- 

::^-:;::^h:;;:rrn.seryin.inthepo^, 

Ton h» was awarded by the Judge, ol 
fhe superior Court, and takes the Btatii 
t"at if there ,s not a competent P- 

'batlon official In Suffolk cottnty to ro 
pte Cathero,. the enttre Joree^ of j 
probation officers should ^G — —' 
as incompetent 
The mayor's statement reads: ^ 

"Th* corporation counsel, from whctnl 
an opinion was rec^-sted relative toj 
the legality of ti^- ,nn„.ntment of Al- 
UsL O. Catheron. inform, mo today 
thir in bis opinion the appointment M 
not in conformity with the statues .nd 
"°Lfore Illegal, atid I have BonoUflecli 

^t'lTmost unfortunate that Suffolk 

county, the expense for the admlnla- 

tra ior^ of whose courts must be paW 

hv the City Of Boston, should b, .0 

lightly considered In the matter of h. 

election of a probation offlccr by the 

ludlcl.ry. The selection of a clU«n| 

Tl another county to admlni.t^r tn., 

■ ,■ , -OTk of Suffolk county con- 1 
prooaooo .voiic ^^^ ,„„J 

Btilutes an > f ;^^^„„,^ ,,u„,y proba- 
''f*''^^ dicers despite the fact that theli^l 
"""u°ba» never been subject to serlou.1 
""', i^m in th« past, and so fsr «. ll 
:;\"ai>leti ascertain, i''-''^' 'he pr«-j 

"■".'T-'iw the clrcumHtances. it WOUlft 

.^vtsable thai the Ju.tlcM, 

:;;\r selecl':::! o«I-.ial ivt place of MrJ 

' , ., fro,->i amonR tno SuttolM 

'o'^lnTv'probaUo; o'^lcers or remove th7 

,,r/hody of Suffolk county proDatloi^ 

'''i, .J on tbe KTound of lncompeten«^l 

Tnierri one tldng absolutely, cerUln-l 

.w f nntil a court decision Kives kjl| 

: '^'l."" I shall not approv* the ptS 

Iment of tho salary to i^r. Cato^MI^ 



Thf KCporiers i avi. c j -■ ino "- ,,,p ,,ontUicnce ana aucKmi...o 

their men,l."-= in the City ' I-'" 1 e^P'^"-'''^ "^„^'^\" ,^i« beinp. introduced by 
amons ^^'^'^ '"",,„ a. l.avcUe of Um of the Cou cl^^ ^^^^^^^ _,_,^,^,„ 

Tr/havi;,« passed the bar exanunaH Coi.nciima J a-S _^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 

' '" Th scribes arc tblnkinK "'•■;:- ^^^^^^^''^p during tbe next tew weeks. 

■'? 1,1m as counaei in legal procc; d- bo t»kon u' 



IWU fLAlUUN blSltM 

IS OPPOSED BY FIN. COM. 



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16191/ 



Declare, in Letter to Legislative Committee, Cost Would 
Be Too Great — Say Burden on Taxpayers Would 
Be Increased $500,000 the First Year. 



In a lotter to 'he- legislative comniU- 
itcp on cities lh« Boston Fitianoe C'om- 
1 mission strongly opposes the proposed 
twi,-platoon system for the fire depart- 
monts of Boston and other cities be- 
en iiso of the gveat Increase In expense 
which would be nccesaary. 

Two nieaFurrs which would ilividc Arc 
nghtinB forces into day and nlRht ah ills 
arc |)cnduig l>cfore the ,-umniitlce. 

"If your honorabh' conimlltet- .should 
favorably report iii'on these hillK. and 
they should become law," sayi? the 
V'iuance Commifsiont "the i:lty of fios- 
ton would be Injured Hnanclally. U'he 



oaily, a petty MKaa«ar^«ir'*» ., 

iBtraUon. To be sure, $900,000 W^' 
greater sum tJian the total poll W| 
coUectlons in Boston during «^ 
yMn. To raise |900,000 reauir^- 
the BfisesBicg ot morfi than 10,lO»| 
residences valued at $5000 each. In->j 
creasttig the tax rate by EO or 60 
cesta -^-ould tri^j: aw\x a sum Into 
the city treasury. 

=-The increased cost to the city oT 
such a change, the mayor figures. 
Tpvould be about $900,000 . • •" 
Ifs farcical, the foisting of such iig- 
tirlng on the public. To challenge 
their soundueas would be a waste of 
time, they are so wila and absurd 
Hut we will so farther and ohalless' 
the soundness of the figures made 
nublio by Mayor Curley and which 
the official city organ has garmed. 
In his statemeats to the press, 
>,!ayor Curley said that $900,000, or 
false itr,pr«sRl(jn. But the few who possibly $1,000,000. would be neces- 
know him with some degree of in- ej-ary ihc first year the city changed • 
timacy found In him a man with a from the cuuipetiave contract sya- 
love for children and books. In his tern of both ash and garbage ra- 
decHning years he could be found uioval in" the suburban districts and: 



would be expended by .such a syj^ten' 
there would result 'no corre.-jponrilii8 
beiietit. It J.^ the opinion of those w r,c 
have made a sturjy of the question that 
the fire departncnt would lose In ent- 
clency rather than increasu It by such c 
.ChanKe." " 



citi- or Boston Mr.propiiated for th* 

muinteuance of it.-; lire d«nparttHent tor frequently in the children's depart- nJopted the day labor s\sie_iii jjjj^ jjj 
.vrnr I9lfl-l7 appr..xnnately S--«'l.- 1 ment at the Public Library. Studying 



the year 19lfl-l7 apprnxnnately $'.;.n:u.- 1 
K1..SS. Of this appropriation Jl,551,;.7b..S3 
approximately was appiopriatcd for per- the youngsters, making plana for 
■snnal ■service. Th" numbei- of employes] more books and better books. 
In the fuc depanuieni for whom this 
latter approprlatiim provided was ap- , 
proximately W:'. I tees. Mr. Benvon often complained 

"It a two-platoon system inr the "re at the comparatively small aum the 
department is for'-ed upoi ^'' '" 



As chairman of the librcrv tnis- 



tlle cily of I 
Boston at this time, it will increase the i 
burden ot llie taxpayers for tlia nrstl 
year approximately },TO.u«i. and at the' 
oiul of tl\'0 > ears thi' annual inci-easo 
will bo approximately J.'-W.ooo. 

"The I-'inaneo t'onniilsslon in its re- 
poit to the House of Uepreseniati\'e.s, 
dated April K. IHll, relative to a bill to 
estai)lisli the two-platoon sy.-ilem In tlie 
Boston Fire DepiM'tinent, said that inr 
the increased amount of money that 



JOSIAH 



H. BENTON 

The Boston Public Library was 
more th8,n a hobby to the late Josiah 
H. Benton. During the last 20 years 
of Mr. Benton's career nS a great 
corporation ■■Tprriw; 'be, library be- 
came his life's %Atk. - '^ ' '^ ' 

His bequest to the oify is the next 

largest in its history, the trust ftinrt 

established under the will of the late 

George F. Parkman bHing In excess 

of $5,1)00,000. The Benton bequest 

will he well over a million. $100,000 

'of which Is an outright gift to be 

held as ft fund to purchase biH>ks for 

clilldren. ttalf of the remainder will 

be held in trust until the tctnl he. 

comes $2,000,000, at which time It Is 

to be expended for a new library or 

, for the expansion of the present won- 

|derful Institution which has nearly 

! a million volumes on its shelves. 

■ The other half will he held as a 

1 trust fund, the net income to bo ap- 

' plied to the purchase of books. 

Mr. Bentcm was commonly regard- 



city cottld spare annually for the ac- 
quisition ot new volumes and rare 
editions. The income from trust 
funds was only a few thou.sand a 
year and the city appropriates less 
thin $50,000 a year for this purpose. 
Whenever a coveted oollection was 
lost to the public by private purchase 
through financial Inability on the 
part of the li'.irarj- trustefcs to ac- 
quire it, he took the loss as keenly 
as thnifRh it was personal. 

^' tii - : ^ ■? . s 

A MEKE MILLION OK SO 



voi;ue in the heart of the city. Af- 
ter the first year, when extensive 
e<iuipnient had been purchased and 
pr, vision for puiji:rbah city team- 
Jiii; yards had boeu made, the annual 
expense would be $iino.i)00 in excess 
of the cost of having contractors flo 
:i, he has solemnly ami repeatedly 
as;:ericd. 

These figures are almost as tn» 
accurate as the City Record's 
sta:ementf. To say that it would 
co;t $t)O0.000 more annually to do 
this \v(,rk by the c'.'^y employes than 
by contract is uo! a .lot. expensiv^j 
ami iaefiicicut ni much of our day, 
labor system admittedly is. 

The day lalior system, advocate* 
by Mayor Curley, would be a lioc^ 
for the suburbs "wiiere contract ciil^ 



worthless municiiial publication en- 
titled "The City Record, Ofi'ieial 
Publication of the Cily of Boston," 
this week contains a typical gem. 



i lection IK a sad ittiiluo, witu omr 
That expensive and comparatively | pioyes being under-paid and OTei'4 

worked, with garbage rotting UA 
uecks at a time In the summer auA 
ashes accumuhiting for weeks at 
lime ill the winter, with the etli> 



On Page 141 of this ■offici.-il imblica- | pioyes coustjintjy striking 



tion" is the following article tor the 
odiflcaticm of the taxpayers/ 

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"Mayor Vrfhrlfty*: has requested 
Public Wfirks Commi.ss.ioner 
Murjihy to detail two of his en- 
piiieers to make a study, T,\ith a 
vieV.- '..n sobrnlttlnc plans and 
figures not later than Oct. 1. for 
substjtutinf; » d«y labor system 
for the contract system of gai- 
bagc collection. 

"Tlie increased cost to the city 
of such a. c.Uan|!e, the mayor fig- 
urea, wouhl lie atmut $900,000, 
but that the efficient service 
resulting would' be well worth 
the coat." 

Our mayor, like his predecessor. 
Is Inclined to juggle municipal mil-. 






against 

a vcrllable padrone system, and wltfil 

the contractors operating oi 

lie be danined"^ltty2. 'O \'y<' 

l?ui if Mayor 'CTOiey Is sincere |i 
his; demand for day labor, he ■wjlil 
.-^lop qiKHing figures ot such Icdinqi^ 
siolu pioi>-.rt!on3 as to frighten awijf 
those who would otherwise &*^' 
this jicrpe.tually advanced propoeU 
tion for I lie abolition of the GtA, 
tract system. 



Ofl as a cold and unsj'rapathetlc cor- "oM '° speeches and In print as if 
porailon attorney, and ho never at- '^^ '^^''^ "° ""^^^ ^^^^ orange^. 
tempted to disabuse the public oi jte ^ »«™ $900,000 Is mentioned cas. 

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Fov ^ ~ red -((> ^^f/) 

Competent crttlca fell mo that. Jamee 
M. r'ur!«y, Jr., sou of tho Mayor, bid^ 
fair to bo the Broatpst elocutionist over 
j developed l.i Roato' . His talei-.t is ox 
I traordlniirj- and such aa Is only 
arhieved, pave In g:oniusr--8, u a life- 
time of work and ntiidy. His voioo. 
already niellow. clear itnd far-ieai'.hlnB. 
wlil Brow even rleher with the years. 
ITiK roeltationa are niarve'^ zi v,\-S\\ 
and rofentlve memory, and a-udionce.^ 
^ave often reniariicd that his Intoi 
pre>tation of.ceriain pieces IR far su 
perior to Miat of mature "slars" of the 
Btnge. 

■V j^ontjenian Ti-ho tieard H'e hoy re 

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SQUELCHtS DR. MAHONEY 
COUNCIL ON IS BENEDICT 

FIRE PROBE 



Is Married to Miss Eliza- 
beth C. RobinspR 



■V Keriiternan Ti tio Iiearrl J^ie nny ve 

clie recenllv reiwj»r!ieii llial li/ hiui f-^ i /~^ . 1 D £ 

tlie pleasure .of Ji.Memtis'.lo t/IeH'^rd (^U T 167 ^Uft IV KeiUSCS 

Manfifleld sliorl.l>r lj»/V,re'Nhe /lattef;- -— '*-'-»^^ J , 

To Answer' Any 



deafh.^ and tliat /in liis ,>p/iiioii .lame 
M.. .jr., 'a delivery waa even hetler than 
that, of the distlng-uished actor. 



MRT 




NOT 



rnxTCTDMcn 



Fails to Win Place at 
Head of Supply Dept. 



.Ma.w.,- (,'n:-ley-r! appolntjij*§<| of Flcc- 
tirm c'omn'iTssroner Jv^h R. Martin to 
tlir position hi '.'i^perintendent of the 
tsupply department hits been passed up 
f)y the civil aervice commi.sKion. The 
Wi-day limit, for action bj- the commis- 
sion expired yesterday. The failure to 
flci carries the ^:a.mo weight as if the 
coniiuiE..-ii:.u h,c'i ofiu;la.l!y rcjoclcd Mar- 
tin 

The turning down of ^Martin nui.rks 
the flTBt adver.'^e treatment of any ap- 
pointment made by the mayor durinK 
.his three :.'cara of oflice. There ha.ve 
been occasions when ho has withdrawn 
the na,nie8 of appointees before the time 
for action, pxpired. But. with the ex- 
reption of -Martin, all hiK appointees 
that passed tlirouijli the ofilclal miU 
have been ronlirmed. 



A DISTINCT LOSS 

The late Colonel To.Juib f [. Bciiton 
was a man of mark in many lines — 
fin ahle lawyer, a M-riter of vifjorotis 
I'.iiRlisli, anrl a citizen of ii5rful ac- 
coinpli.sliment,'. Rut it was a? trustee 
and friend of the r.o'Uoii Pniilii- 
I.ibrary that he lias of late ii.cM 
chiefly known, h'or 2.t years he h.nl 
Riven the hest tiiat was in iin, to the 
iBtrvice of the people in this most iin- 
porfant fortn; for_,n«Te j'car^ Tie/JTad 
Itf.en pre<;'dent--<ff the bparti. Afcd aH 
this time hehxfh^ttn wefrkjtg'lfire- 
lessly and "iinsfflfi^fily i Ine cause 
llhat wa» fo near hl,s hear* 

The passlnar of any puHic-spiritcc' 
(official gerving hi'! city generoriisly 
and well Is a distinct loss to a eom- 
iniinitj'. Siich an official was Colone 
Bfnton, 



Questiii^ns 



/ 



I 



Ma\ijr C'iirley nncercmonionsiy 
squelched the e it}- Council last night ' 
wlien th.-u hnrjv tried to enter into : 
discussion of the fire safety conditions 
as lliey existed at tiie Hotel T-eno.v. ' 
Ue rcfti-.ed point blank to discus.s thei 
tnattcr. inasmucli as it is before Dis^ I 
trict .Attorney Prilotier for investiga- 
tion. 

The .Mayor tarried but a uiinntc 
after rntcrincf tlic committee room c 
file council in rcspon.se lo a font;. 
icquest for his presence transmitted b 
City ^Messenger I,car>. 

lii.s displeasure at Ijcing i ailed 
upon to discuss the question was evi- 
denced b\- his sharp, curt refusal, by 
iiis frowning countenance, and by hi-^ 
abrupt withdrawal, made even as he 
was uttering the tinai wurds of his 
answer. 

"P'or n;e to make any cnn'iment on 
■-■lich a nioMer would he cut >tf order an 
the clisliict attorney has tjei^uii .an ofR- 
e:al mtiuity." extvlainted th.' .Maym-. 
"and it this council de.sUe.s an_v in- 
fonnatU'O i' should jro u. ih" (liytiit.:t 
attorney." 

Whiriiuf; on his lieel he liruahed 

through the door into the corridor, afsd 

headed for the executive offices as if 

entirely oliiiviinis of chairman Collins* 

I formal r[uestl(iu to his brother coun- 

I'illois. "Any furtlici- «iue,st ioiin?" 
j flad ;tii>- nienihcr been disposed to 
; iiiaKe inquiry of tlu> Mayer. hl;< i\ords 
would have hce,i wasted, for the floor 
slaimued after the chief e.\eiulive lie- 
f'U'e I'ollinH had fbiishcil bis formal 
ou-ri . 

.."-'ome of the in*^ini)er.=' looked as if 
they- felt a anult had befn flelivevcfl iiy 
I he .Maj;|ii-. Others plalnl> showed that 
they were .surprised a.t I he tdnnt and 
rene too conrtef)ns manner in whi'h 
he had expressed himself 

of the duiatloM of the .Majer'. 
pearance before I hi' <'ounc;l it ma 
tmly said thai lie i-ame ii);lil jii. 
(\n\\v: the law. aial walked rij;hl 
aK.ain. 

Oi-iricl Attorney I'cllclier I 
staler! that, his judtnnent nt) nioie. nu 
IcM.-i is- the oid.\- thiiifr y^hlc.h now iManil- 
he! ween the Motel T.elKtK management. 
and official action to bring a. iB^raud 
liny indictment against it for ne.Blifcenee 
in ohe\lnc the city'.s fire lu-evemion 
Iswi-. The. district attorney is to m;>ls 
hia docl.Hlon this noon. Iio ."said - 




MTtS. llTJANlTS X, JNtATIONEY, 
She was Miss Kli?aheth C Robinson 
beforo her inarrlaRe yosterda.v to the 
Boston he;clth conunis.sionor. 



a I) - 

be 



ni.';hi 



Dr. Francis X. Mahoney, chairman of 
the Board of Health and one of Bos- 
ton's beat known public ofTiclals. wa.-) 
j quietly married yesterday In the chapel 
I of the blessed sacrament of the Cathe- 
dral of the Holy Cro.ss to M!!!3 Eliza- 
beth C. 7!ol)inson, a modiste, of S5 Han- 
son street. 

Only a few relatives of the eoupl* at-i , 
tended the nuptial mass, which Tvns ' 
celebrated by the Rrv. WUllaiu B. Fin!-| 
gan, the adndnlstrator of the Cathedral. I, 
Both thft'doctor and hlo bride are mem-! | 
her.s of the Cathedral parish choir and' 
their acquaintance date.-j back several: 
years to rehearsals for Christmas ser-i 
vices. 

Mrs. Mahoncy, with her Bisters, ha's 

been anion;; the foremost workers of 

the Cathedral parlsli .i-or many years. 

They have been associated with the 

Sunday school, the youiiR Ladles' Ho-. 

dality and the other parish societies, in 

nil of whic'i they have taken „ pro'ml-' 

pent part. 1 

I .Miss Mary 10. dorman of DorcheEter l! 

; a chum of Ibe bride, was her only at' 

, .endant. Peter Porler, a itonton attor-ll 

[ ney, was best man. " 

i MAYOR TO ADDRESS 

COLLEGE STUDENTS 

Mayor Curlcy will ro to Philrnlei 

phia tonljjht tor the pur,.oRe of .,(i 

dresslns the sinden's of ,Si, .Josen'h's 

College. Mrs. Cn will accompany 

him. ' 

The Mayor stalef: -terdav tha' ht 
will take advantai?' of the opport'H'ni'y 



"nsaiie to 



while en loute to draft Ids m 

the Council of 1317. Ills going to Phil 

delphla came about throiiKli tli i I" 

.tion of (he llev. Fr. Fortler % "V" 

irmerly of Boston College whe' li ' ' 

member of th>= faculty ^f Vt "?* 

oh'B College. ' ' •''-'■ 



*P!I 



MAYOR TO AID OF 
STRIKE PICKETS 



j-^t /' _ / f / ; 



Cin HAIL NOTES 



Will Seek Change of Ordi- 
nance If City Court 
Ruling Stands. 

Following' a conference with Co)r")ia- 
tion Counsel Sullivan, yesteiday. Miiyof 
Curley announced Ihat he will seek to 
havt the cilys ordinance on sauntoruis 
and loitering niodillcd in case thi' Wu- 



The Mayor Goes to Washington 

tnniKl.t, lia'ing (Iceii: d to take this 
'■ route In golnfr to Chi"ago, where ho 
sjieaks Thursday under the auspices of j 
Uie KuiKlits of Colunihus. The Wcsh- j 
tion are bitterly opposed to further pay- 
explained yesterday. Budget Commis- 
sioner Carven will aecompany him to 
d him on the hudKet and they will 
turn Sunday. 



r.f roHtor, The advevse rtport wW "W^. 
m,. the Berate with Senator J.fl«.m 

"r.Ur'eK ^ Hosion^o that h0UB««^ 
; . :„:^' ..ons.rnetion --' „^,«^t^^»e^ 
';■„,.' .mart ^ ."imilar hill wa« P»"«5 

l,v ,he Senate on the elos.ng day Of ™" 
:-s'ion .o »H to provide that they «nif M 
be conalruoted V. teei apart,. 



The Famous Gately Wharf Row j 

waa resumed in the City Councl yes- 
terday, more 



than three hours being 



prenie Court upholds reeent lower court i spent in thnushlng out the details ot th(; 



'decisions convicting a number of mem- 
bers of the W lute Rat.-- Aciois' iiiioi. 
who are now on strike. 

The Ronton Central Labor Union ap- 
pealed to llie uiayoi for aid in the mat- 
ter on the ground that tlu^ courts am 



old controveisy. At thn end of three 
hours, the Council postponed a<'tlon 
until next week. 

The scrap has Iwcn In the coinls and 
the T-eplslature for the past 10 years, 
and the city and the Finance C-.-inimig- 



uphoUlinK the police in pro.secutlons ot j ^^^^^ ^^^ bitterly opposed to further pay- 



strlk.! picketH on cliarges of saunterlni! 
and loitcrinit iu ^ioiatlor. of liie ordi- 
nances. Tliero is a statute rcKUlalnm 
and perniiltiUK certain lorms of "peace, 
ful picketing." 

I The iua>or'.-= intention i.-^ to lia\e the 
ordinance so anicndt-d that the pohc.' 
cannot use it to prosecute union nic:i 
who are acting as pickets at esUbllsh- 
ments .n.ffei-ted by a strike. 

'.■oanciinian Mcl.'onald a year ago had 
the ordinance so amended, but Iha 
chsnge has not proved effective, accord- 
ing to organized labor's representa- 
tives. 



WANT HIGH COURT 
RULING ONPICKETS 

Labor Men Call on Mayor 

to Ask Him to Take 

Action. 



President r. Harry JenTiIns.c; and John 
.1. Fcv.ton ot the Koslon Central Labor 
liiioii, representing the State Branch 
A. 1'. of I,., a.'! well as their own oi - 
giini;;ation, called on Mayor Curley niiii 
Corporation Counsel .lohn .\. Sulli\an 
vesi.'Mla.v to a!<k lliat an interpretation 
of till aineudnient to llie city ordinances- 
regardin.? picketing durinp strikes bo 
sougiit from tiie Supreme Court. 

The decision of the Supremo Conrt on 
picketing in strikes Is awaited with 
much interest by many labor orR.ant/.a- 
tions. The avre;--t of theij- members In 
Ibis and former strikes, while picketing, 
is re.uponslble for the roqiicst for the 
decision. 

Varniiin Sinilctla. charficd with loiter- 
iiiK while IK rforuiiiiR picket dut>- for 
till- White Kal'i at a Howdoin sntiare 
thcati-'. war. fined V> by .Judge Duff 
yesterdHv and appealed. 

.lanies .1. I-'itr.Reiald of South street. 
.Tiiiuaica i*lniu, was .irrested while do- 
ing picket duly in Scollay sr|uare, ana 
will appear in court toda>-. 



rrltet.> 

The Public Library Extensior 

on BUiKden street was given $9L'00 more 
yesterday by the City Council, th- 
money being- secured by a transfer from 
the Meridian street bridge loan. 

The power and he.atlns concern that 
tooli the lontrac.t at $:;ti,S71 h-s gone 
Into bankruptcy, according to trus- 

tees. n-,v,i. tl.vi \Q,.^-;.st ii^t bid ,, cu.npie^ 
the Work is $31,3.19. The bondinf; com- 
pany has forfeited a $ii7!9 bv,ad, but 
Vj:M m (3 was deemed necessary. 

Thq Name of "Monahan Circle" 

will probably be given to some roadway 
in the $i«».000 Strandway development at 
City Point, accordin,? to Mayor Curley. 

The name will be In honor of tho late 
Representative John I^ Monahan, wlio 
was the author of much of the legisla- 
tion tliat in;ida the big reclamation and 
hnjirovemeut project possible, and Chatv- 
1 man liiUoii ot the Park Department 
j was yesterday asked by the mayor to 
! liUopt the name. 

Loans for Park Improvements 

,'ind playground completions, totaling 
«i!:97,(X>3, were sent to the City Council 
yesterday afternoon by Mayor Curley. 
In the list Is J.'iii.Oi'Kl for the completion 
.if the Tencan TIckcIi playground, which 
has been considered for years. 

The mayor al.so forwarded lo,-in orders 
for new sewerapp Work txitaling $|,iiii(i,i^r«i. 
rioth orders iv.re rprei-infl (,, Uie com- 
mittee on flnniK.e. ' 



TURN D0W?2-YEAR 
TERM FOR MAYOR 



pvOR SANCTIONS 

^REMp;suNIO^ 

Orders Grady Not to Inter- 
fere With Men Who 
C;i-Wish to ; .n It. 



Bill for Tenement Houses 

J. 5 Feet Apart Reported 

Favorably. 



Order.-: have bfceiv' >sut-d by Mnyo! 
Curley to Fire Commissioner Grady anO 
his deputies that they must not try to 
prevent members of the fire departraoiit 
from joining the new labor i.nlon aftll- 
iatcd with the A. F. of I.. Prominent 
labor leaders have received a. letter 
from (Boston's inaj'or to that effect. 

Complaints that Fire Comnilsatorer 
rjrady and one of his deputies hUd buen 
active In seeking" to prevent firemen 
from joining the new firem&h'a unioai| 
were laid before the leadcpg ot the:' 
Uussell Fire Club and the Bctgton Cen- 
tral I^bor Union. ' 



AbKS liwU.OOO 
FOR Cin STREETS 

Hagan's Order to Force 
Mayor's Hand Passes 

•r"Council. 2 

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"S niilhon doll.irs for siieats if poafli- 
ile, aiKi p;/i."K) al least," urged Coun-' 
jilma.i Henry V.. Haigan iestcida>. An 
jrder unanimously passed by the City 
;oim.'il asks Mayor Curley to includo aa 
lear a million dollar.s as ia po»slblo 
n this .^ ears budget. 

(■rouiiciliiian Watson opposad the Ha-' 
tail oide., but voted for it on tlie roU- 
^all. ila;<an introduced hi.s order tO 

oive !..e niovor's hand on tile question 
>if sl-eel nasing. 

1 T e 1 a^or h.is be-'-i, plauning to spend 
|i large su.u Tor sUtels Ciis year, with 
a total oMX'.nditure of 5l.l^''.00:i. including 
pari, blsliways and i onslriic^tion of new 
sliccl', li:' latter i-cins paid for by 
l«MI siui not o\it ot the tax levy. 



■ri\e committee on metropolitan affairs 
vesterday reported leave to T^-ithdra^v 
on the bill to change the term of office 
of the mayor of Koslon from four yeaia 
lo two years. 

This was tho only bill filed which pfOf 
j5osed an amendment to t'ie,£ll^g]^i^j|; 



TO TEST 
IRON FIRE 
ESCAPES 



I street. North End, that was featured 

■ by a, iS-foot fall of Mrs. Maria G. 

; Moochla from a defective fire escape. 



Inspectors Will Use 

Sledge 1 lammers 

on Tenements 



'ihero will be" Bnfnrthtes doing 
hereafter In the line of riedge hajiuncr 
tests of iron fire escapes that adorn 
the tenement structures of Boston. 

Mayor Curley and Building Com- j 
in'ssioncr O'Hearn decided on meas- 1 
ures for an increase of the building 
inspection department yesterday, after 
learning of a fire at 3 Snow Hill 



ONLY $50 FIRE 

Durtnff K pantn that rcBulted from a 
$50 baaement tiro Mrs. Mooohla wi- 
deavorsd to escape from th« bulldins 
via an outsMn fU-(> eseann. 

Half way down the oscapo the brol » 
throujrh the grlH work of th« »tatrw:v 
and vnx precipitated to the Btrcot 
pavcsment. A.t the Relief Hospital tli.> 
woman iraa found to be suffering ft-om 
contualoju. and »>. senerai •hakljiK v-v. 
but tha phyBlc'a.ii= statja Sijts. ?•,•!- 
would probably recover., -.f / ^ / >-i 
BuUdlnc Commissioner CBtiarn oi> 
yr.TTilTilTif the fire escape dlBoovercfl 
that the bolts hoMlns the grlU step* 
In place had been worn out liy rustlni;. 

In referring to the InHpeotlon of lii-'^' 
eeoapes and other fenHirfs of egrees 
from bulldlnKS, tlie M.-\yor Bald: "l,i 
reality we fiiould hav« -0 addition;! 1 
Inspectors appointtid. Hut if we Rel 
an addition ol fven two inspeotors, Ixit- 
tTT protection of liouseliolders can l)i' 
perfected. Tho proper way to teat tire 
sKcapes tiiat secmlnprly are In perfect 
condition is to taito a rap at tho Iron 
ritp'^s with a sledge hammei'. If tl\ero 
hf.s hcen any lotting of the iron sup- 
ports a qiilcit rap or two win disclosi} 
the det.Mit." 



\ Tlie iilll that has been filed by Mis'; 
ClarU wUh the I.osi.'-laturo a.^ks tlu^it 
I the citv of Boston i.- authorized - 
appropritae Btitt'cienl money lor ine 
puriiose of incroasinR tlie palarles -.i 
won, en teachers so that tlie latter »ha,i 
!..■ paid the same a:5 men mstriiCLoU 
who do (dinilar worli. 

I'ermLssion from the lx>KlHlafure li- 
r.oeesMary- for even if thq soiiooi con'- 
iiilttoe should vote fivorahly nn >Ho 
proposition nothiUK could he done unli 
legislative authority for tho ralshiR "I 
the extra money had heon Rraoted. 

j ; It Is pstlmated that the IncrcaKlnR ol 

I . [,he women's wage^: would mean an .ad- 

I A delegation of .school teachcra head- j ditlonal expenditure of VS^^ anuually 
jed by Ml88 Txjtta A. Clark of the 
jCharlestown High School yesterday 
called upon Mayor C'urloy and asked 
hla support for a legislative hill that 
provides equallt>;ation of the salarSoa of 
men and women teacheiw. Thfi, meas- 
ure Is now before the l*Ki.il'iV' 



WOMEN SEEK 
EQUAL^S ALARY 

School Teachers Call on 
Mayor Curley I 



1:r ^- / ' KfO 
NOT SURPRISING 



that 
mallei 



lion 



Tho Mayjr Infnnyt'd lh.•^^t^•^ 
1h> could not aid/Vicijy a» Uli' 
rested entirely .«utl. flifl :-ch...d i 
mltiee and cam?' iynlcr the junsila. 
of that body. \ 

MIS.-. Clark told 1h.V Mayor that lea.n- 
crs who perform the same work as in^n 
teacherr: felt th.it they are entitled to 
eciuiil salaries. 



P0[3- ^V^ 
COAKLEY AFFUINTED 

LIBRARY TRUSTEE 

^r:^' hi- ';r"^ --"^'^ -"'■'- 

•:;:'",:,:' IMbllc I.IM-ary iri,«.ee. to till 
tl'e vac'uicy resnltinK fron, the death 
.,r joslah n. Benton, 

\ noi.K "ther appointment..^ ..n- 
norn'ed hv the Mayor are flareuce n 
H^wlTv as director of t he < 'ollate, a 
fZ^ company and J'red M 
nan «« dlrectm 
jLoan < rompany. 



of th. 



llatei 
I. Bhee- 
W'orliliiprmen's 



We see no reason for the .surprise 
that is expressed in some quarters 
over the fact that M'y-^r Ci-rley .ent 
word to the legislative committee on 
public service that he heartily approves 
the application of Police Commissiotj- 
er O'Meara for an increase m the sa^ 
ary paid his office jrom $600), to $aX)0 

a year. ' M> i ,. : , 

The Mayor, while he is not political- 
Iv of the same fait!> as the commis- 
.'ioner, know.s the value of the latter to 
the city nf Boston. The Mayor's own 
jnh ™ould he harder were it not for 
Mr. O'Meara. A Rood many other 
things would he worse. The public 
I would he less well prpleeted and served 
\ by the police. , f / '\ \ 

\ The office of police cohimislioner 
I ought to command a better salary, 
' and Mayor Curley ha> ihc eood sense 
' to recogniie i^. That's all. 



PIS - ^^ -^l'-^-^. . 

UNIONS IN 
FAVOR OF 
EMBARGO 

City Employees In- 
dorse Cur ley's H. 
C. L. Fight 

f'-'p^tk^ niic^l'HoCreaticn Department 
limployees' Union 124,325, A. F. o£ L., 
yesterday indorsed Mayor Curley's ef- ^ 
forts in Washington to reduce the cost 
of living t^nd Francis X. Tyrrell's mi- 
nority report as a member of the com- 
mision on the cost of living, in which 
he recommended a governmental em- 
bargo on foodstuffs. 



INDORSES E.MBARdO 

'I'lio union voted to forward to the ! 
."Senators and Congressmen from this 
State resolutions indorsing the bill fot 
an embargo now before Congress and 
urging their support of the meaaurc. 
President John L. McCernan presided. 

Tho Massachusotts State Branch, A. 
F. of I,., will today ,. reseat a bill to 
tho Legislature calling for a State com- 
mission to regulate food prices. This 
committee will be ooiislderably aug- 
mented at the hearing by various com- 
mittees from tho affiliated unions Vi^ho 
will appear at the Stato House. 

At a meeting of Boston Tj-pographloal 
Union No. 13, at Fanoull Hall yester- 
day, an Indorsement of an embargo on 
the export of fond products was voted 
;and a resolution was adopted calling 
upon the Massachusetts Ijoglslature to 
take action Itjoking toward » control 
of the food supply by th-! State gov- 
ernment to prevent extortion by dealers, 
or continued s<!arclty of food supplies. 

HoHlon & Maine Freight Clerks' As- 
sembly 179.'?, K. of U, at its meeting 
in Owls' Hall, I'harlestown, yesterdayj, 
adopted a resolution condemning the 
report of the Btale c:omml.'!slon on the 
High Coht of I>lvlng on tho ground 
that "nothing of value" is recommended 
in Its report for tho Innnetllato relief 
of the now starving people. 

Similar resolutions wore adopted by 

artcnders' llnlon 77 of Honton and the 



Ita, v^i....... .■ .......11 ■■ ,ji t'oni,,,, (IHU tllU 

Jolni executive hoard of tho Telephone 
Workers of New lOngland, at meetings 
In this city yesterday. These unions. In 
addition to condemning tlie present Sky- 
rocketing In food prices, Intrufted com- 
mittees of their afnilatod locals and 
councils to rali upon their several rep- 
resentatives In tho State and national 
icgislatlv* bodies for "positive remeflla! 
action*" In tiT> present food crlalB. 



I^ITY TO COLLECT ITS 



■(/ 



civeu by Mr. 



\% 



,,,„_ n .."^"'^ niuHMial irnprovenifiil ovr hii „,«,.,.„ 



"^J^'^ l^niire Contract System ''^- "• ""'^ ■■^'"^'^^' '' 



:;"■'■'•■'«- ■••nil rail,,,,. ■ ;"" '"■ •''""•^ ■■..•. 

.""'U-nrhn^,. ,,;; ' ^t ".v^twn of ash.. 



portfr asked il,,- uiayor 

■I rion't. likp to i,,i pi-rsonal 

(ion any names." the muvu,- 

he ,ot;ld probably take the p, 

.1 dozen- ill thai d.-parlin.-nt.' 



lipll Imvo 
job?" a 

"tl mon- 

d, "but 

' of lialf 



Itrnrlins-, 
("■ork done 
liowevp,. 

?i.w,ooo 



"J iity r-mp oypH 

"■oil Id c.o„| ijf;- 



l<«ep tiK. Karbago ,.„,,, ,. 
"'" "ot ,.|i,i„„ 



"!• .i;„ " '"• "'-lion 
jl ''.IPO contrnctor.s 
■•- '. 1. da V 
but 



for 



Tlic cbari),',., 

'■it.^■ ll";,|-|.-' 

iii.-:>-.ir uill 
in lb,. ,.,i|i,, 

fcalii-t aab...s and 
. ^-Iio were reeoiviii.- 
evr-ry man t^ey e" I 

"""" «'"""oe.'n,'m %•'''••> ""^^ "^ 

'^f''a.liy to ^^w^lTrvo' '/,/''''•'''' ^^"-'<^ 
other rltlo.,,'4.1 i, "".•'•■' ««'''"s in r.-.se |„ 



wore 
"K rmi pay- 



A /ij" /- 



MAvors 



f', - 



'; 




im^ir 



City's Pavinfi Enrjjneer and 
Several Subordinates Be- 
oaust^ Philadelphia Pay.s W. 
H- CoiiMcil Enough to Keep^ 
Hifti Tliere. " • 



<!iB«! 





'/ /'// 



w/iyfw mncvn!:; WATER 

METER MAmiEACTVRERS 
Asks Leffhlature to Repeal In- 
' stallatinn Art flpmn-:^ ,.( Ai 
leged Combination. 

Mayor Ci.rley. „,,(!„=- „„ jbH,<...t or Uv- 
^n«noe eon,mi...lon. ye.sterdaV in..tn,ct- 

T io„" H,T"r""" ,-'°""-'"'' S'"livan to pe- 
■' b • t ,e '•"f'"''' '!,•■« '" repeal te.npo- 
.iiil> the act ,.n<|er whl.'h Rn..= ton H 

"mber of water tnele,:..- The „ I vo ■ ■' 
rie,'^:VTV"""-' " ^"■^'™'* "-^'-.'."^t n 

ro*;p:;;,i:,^.-^ '^"'^""■^' ^'^^v - -^^ 

The oommis...ion In Its report declare, 
i^ t'er^'tete",;'^: i" r- ■th-at^";;''a'i:e 

l^:^n^orr'r:t-^--.ri 

..nclatlon recently offered .0 .eii ^.o.^r,' 
lo the oily of Hartford at- a nriZ Z 

'I ,.'.7'"' , '■"j*^*'''"'^'" 'afld.sXhat il ,v,- 

' fonnd ./ v^vidence that ' tbe ,„^ „ : - 

'filter moter nianiifactii, er.s to incre'.e 

on exeeiloi^t niean.^i for <..,,,.i ,, 

-"-1 their "vlH.,MK.e . p„ ,', ™'^'^'"" 

t" open romprtilion" '^' '^^"^" 

,Li r /ill ;,?;^--'^^r;ru.:'^ix^:^o^r 

1 ., a men Meter <-ompan,- of Ne„.„Vk 
Fpilpri tn <^ n« Mnlva'lkee;"^'^"- ''<''^'- ^■-'^-^• of 

•-aiitd to bever Official Heads of, ■■''■'-\-".mi.,.,,on ha. been hifonned ■■ 

nie., beloncl,,^ to the a.t.sooiaiio„ r V 
very recently ..old meter., ,„ \. , . ,, 
town.s at a tiinch lower price than Ibe 
rnce ,0 the e„y of Ho^tot, and that ', 
;. recent openlner uf bid.s In the eitv ,.f 

J-Irh r"'"-,..":"'-^" ^'- ^Vorth!n..t„,%. 
$..M for 15ft S-lncb xvatrr meter, ,1. 
out connection.-, equal to r,r, ,.p;,,, ' ' 
meter oelon- the price submii ,,,,4 . ' 

the H„. of Boston b^.,e ,1e,t;.Mln, 
r"oli>H,i,. , oinpany fo:- Mfift meter.- Th.. 
, ., ^ , n^n.•(hml;ton Company did not bid ..,. 

n.. offuMal hp^s ,, .Innios uUiP'^'''n;V^.u'r^"'' ''"''■'' '"^-'-' ''^ 
'1i;ir:-o ,ir ih,, ,,j(^, I The report de.-l,-, .-r., ib..,, „,„[(,,. p,,^^,,, 

*•'" I'^r int1„-l hiRh prices „pon ,1.., ,,1/1',, 
»ater reryice official., bad anti.ipa, ',| 
i^oprriy the needs of ibo.r ,eryice 

I be report clo.^e., „iih the sueces- 
i.en Ibat the mayor take >iep, ,0 „a,^ 
.Mispende,-| ,be bnv ..-nuirin- i,/ i.X! 
lat.on of a c.-n.-m „!;,ribcr „r n'eler,^ 
unnii.-illy. n,elei.«,. 

"The,nnan,- c.immi^s.mr.n bi^hrif., il 
ihe pre.^ient tin;- ii,,.,i „ Bi.ff !,.;,.„, ./"-l 
in- will not t,e made by future install.;" 
i.on of mnler,, at the price., dom'ai l.'.i 
by the mcinufaccire; .; („ |, , " 

«ur..le »ilh Mv r.xp,^n.e i„', ..n.,,';'!'"': 
conclmie.o, ■ " 



CORLEY BORY THE 

I m wmm 

1 

I Mayor and Former "Senator, 
I Once Close Friends and Politi- 
I ca! Allies. Then Bitter Ene- 
mies for Years. Have Come 
Together Again— City's Bond- 
iny May Be Affected. 



Ciiriey and formor 

Ciirliy havo buried 

Club tomahawk and 

'.-^ of bittfir personal 

!(s friendly as in the 

ii.v..; of Avui-(i 17. ivfipn they 

iho politics of (ho dis- 



p/d.'i of .innics 



,livan, onsi„...>rin"-'"""'" "^"H";:: 
i paving, Hpr\i<-. ai 

<I'o lanf .line years, and sovor;,! of 
IS sulmrdtnatos vvero phuTd „„ ,, , 
f'Io<l< yaslPrda,. l.,„ ,m,,„, , , '.; 

a.xe failod (o dos.vn.i. • 

The nurroM escape of \: , ^. ,,. 
and ,11. as«„.;ate,, is ,?, , '^ , ,•;';."';■'" 
that the city of 7'hilad„lt..i i , ''"'' 

\U chief Of tfte i,i«,n.,'f' ■ ,;'''-7 '" 
cleaninR hurea,,. Wlllia, ,;;.. •'*''■'"' 

''""5.„"^.^^v":>-f''«-w.i;^ "■;■;;,: 



I Mayor ■Jim 
jSpna^^^ "Toiii' 

"•p 'rarnraan.'.' 

after iiitio yea 

enmity thpy an 
,(urhiiient 
'controlled 

trict. 

^'- oUior iiair of Boston, politicians 

"cre .such cloRO fricnd.s for so many 

..vear.e a.s were tli&'-o two. .And no other 

in^] .'"Vf,*" ^" "'-'"^ K-L-ona-l at'.a polit- 
ical l>iittlys |,i,rcili,r. 

Bitterness Was intense. 
But v.hen niuiual j,.iloii»y at eacli 
jotliefs power cau!«:d iho breai; betv.een 
'them, the bittemeas between them tie. 

cajne more inlen'--e tbun .>,..,,- ■. .. 

.tore ainopK any other uiuon politicians" 

■I hey had l,..r,n ealb'd ,-oim)n-i, bui In all 

the yeavs aff^r the, breax ■Minf Curley 

b oiusisiently denied atiy relati.,n:ihip. 

;__l.ateiy, hmvevep tho forin,'- senator 

iwiioKc lull name Js Tlioinas I-'. Ciirley 

ba.« oeen visiUns Uie nmvo:- in Cltv 

H,i.ll. aeveraj 'tlnieM be ijaa ;H!<;r. ssc" 

m lii,> coiriaorM of the buiMfr!?--. ""in 

'an, ne attended the (Irst . ouncil mj-ot- 

m.,- ,.f th.s year to li,-ten to the mayor's 

;uinual mes.Mage to the .-ouncil 

' The fornVor Kcnotor (.< now in tho em- 

■ rloy of the i.'Idelny fi f.uat^.uv (>m. 

,l,any at 43 Kllby ..t-,.»t. a bon-llnR con- 

(Uie city., hondinc ha.^ been b.i.„ied »- 
Peter F. Klt.^-era Id In hehaif " oF tK'e 

!>.at,„„al S.irely Company. The ut.der! 
»tj^ii;,Iliur 1. that Thomas F. Curlcy wfll 
'I I eler FllzgennlliO tW' ' 



Pbil', 



mayor ,n t-Uy Ifall .yesterday 

Non- Ma.vor Cuiiey thinks t'h-it 
delphia'.^ .itreels are ab<,nt ti 
.^rein.s in the country, and he Hw-. o 
'l.c .-relit for l!.l,s conriilio, o .Tr - "" 
n,ll. r„n.,e,,u..ntly he a...ked %,, ' "' 
n.ll 10 lake ,.,,„r;t,, of ,|,r'u ,- ""■ 



«""t intijs ,^ci 
j not 

'.hr^i,i^n^i%:.^4\,T'""'«'" 

Cl'.l> a.nd chajnnan ,,'f the ^'ard n'S^' 
0, ratio committee. Ho had i„„t ^^ 

Thotnan K. on the other ha,,,!,", ad S 

t Hecau.-.e of th:.. defeat. ,Ts.^fs -l' 
> nrley chdi.-.ed the lea.lership of .i i ; 
■Sl.Hrb-t -uid proceeded ,0 onj .J^ *"* ' 

lower.. The ou.llnp w«, .snX^.Jf f 'L" ' 
Tho,na.s F, ,,«,,.rted that, in^^afof ^- 



memlierRhiis 



'h« ci,jb-s- roij -., 



! to form a rrvo.I orr.anizatioR 

I Thonm 
i n\u of 



^■..«^.«j";head';ns?,t^'4* 

as F. c-urlev (nv^4u»Jii , ^*'* 



»; 



RICE IS OOOD 



At the recent food conference Mayor 
Curfey announced that he had received 
from the Southern Rice Growers' As- 
.aoclation a letter "offering to sell rice 
at three and three-fourths cents a 
, pound and send demonstrators here to 
show Us how to prepare It 

Why should not such on offer find 
prompt acceptance? If the dty gov- 
ernment were In the speculative mar- 
ket for food products, such an Invest- 
ment would assure immediate profit 
as computed upon prevailing prices. 
Everj'one would buy it and take it 
home without the utterly needless 
"demonstrations" offered. 

The fact is tliat our New England 
housewives know pretty much all tb-it 
there Is to be known about the use of 
rice. For several generations they 
•lave set their tables with boiled rice 
IS a standard vegetable dishj they 
have made it, with milk, an essential 
feature of their breakfasts; they have 
given their approval most heartily to 
the rice pudding which holds place as 
the crown of the end of dimipr. 

Why should we sneer at the sugges- 
tion of rice at three and three-fourths 
cents • pooad m indkaidng a Xhl» 
neae ^ojMitotlon^f Whr not call for 
aU we can get at that price, and by so 
far play up to the American appetite? 
And this approval of the palate is 
confirmed by the highest technical au- 
thority as most sound. The analyses 
of the Department of Agriculture at 
Washington find '.hai in food value 
rice counts a little over 86 per cent, 
while potatoes — the richest of our 
home products — are placed at less than 
24 per cent. 
Why not eat rice and grow fat? 



TAFT FINDS 



ASSERTS 
PLAN IS 
HUMBUG 

Roxbury Judge Assails 

Central Juvenile 

Court 



WOULD NOi 

HAVE STATE 
CONSTABLES 

O'Meara Declares 
Plan Defective and 
\ Ridiculous 



MAYOR OUT 

tu / Pay Respects, 



Calls 

Leaves Note Instead 



li'ornifr I'resldpnt Taft viaitfd City 
Hull yesterday to groi-t Mayor Curlny i 
I..I A, oil Mndlnir that Iho Mayor was not 
111 hiH oftlce, Bcribbled the following on 
a card: 

•T am licre to marry off my nephdw 
and called to jiny my leBiiects. Sorry 
yon were out.r-W. H. T." 

The, nephew mintioned In th3 messag* 
lu Henry Waters Tafl v.ho ycHtcrday 
Tiiarrled m*^ J**''-' ^Jra**^ 



Judge Alfred F. Haydcn of thcRox 
bury Municipal Court dccii-.rcd last 
night at the lirst aniniai baiiqtict oi 
tlie Roxbury Board of Trade, in the 
City Club, that tiie establishment of a 
central juvenile court in Peinberton 
, square was a luimbtig protnpted by 
i persona] motive?. 

"F disbelieve in the principles bad 
I of the idea," said the judge. "It i- 
i an ambitious plan, and the mOvemcm 
: has already been reflected in tlu 
\ Legislature. 1 have good reasons tr 
I beiicvc, however, that it w ill be dc- 
! fcaled. _ ^, ,, / . 

' " ! -■'■■ —^ r /,., 

I OVER THIN ICE - 

i "The hottom reaciily fall-s ont of the 

i Irlca, to havo an expert sit on the 

\ bench. When one .itidge in cla-.'J.-^ert aa 

i better than another .hidi?e tlie poing Is 

i over thin U-r. Foreign and even native 

parents must mibinil, witiioiit protest, 

■ to the mentality of their children being 

examined by Bo-e.alled expert.s from 

l.lhleaBO or elHfiwhere and the result.". 

placed on record. Tn :'hnrt, the entire 

id»a i.'^ a hnnibiip and in prompted by 

purely perpoiiMl motive.'?, 

"It i.=i prepr>stero\is to tatii of a child 
arrenteH at Hyde I'ark beinp haiiled all 
the way to I'emberton square for a 
trial. U. would mean the paorltico on 
the parentfa' time and the keeping at 
the child ont of school for iiii iiiineo- 
eM.sai'ily long period." 

Let Up on "L" 

\ letup on the noston Klevated was 
advised by Toastmaiitcr Victor A. 
Heath. Iln proponed a. aiJlrit of co- 
opera.tion with *'!/' heads. 

"The Roxbury Hnnrd of Trade has 
always been ic the light with the ICle- 
\ated." s:i.id the loastmaBter, "but it is 
now time the hoard and the 'I,' heads 
j;oi to.Grether In a. smoke fest and settled 
their grievances ain!ca.bly. It surely 
seems tiial thosf^ peoiile now mo.-,I 
htrenthui^ly criticlHiiu: the '1/ are ;tfl 
vocat'oK thi' r»iiwa> beinR nin on hot 
air." 

Stale Treasurer P.nrrlll a.dvoeiited ;i 
commercial world's fair for TJoston in 
irr.'o. He der-lared nosti-iirs commer- 
cliil as well as historical fentnres would 
aMr.'ict many delegates who would nol 
Htt«md a fair elsewhere, 

.A.^-.-'istitnt t 'oi-poration fVninsel .Jo- 
seph A. Campbell and ( leorge H. Thrown. 
i>x^Nrayor of I-owell. were oilier .speak- 
ers. 



Strong oppccitiein to the proposed 
^latc consiububry and State pi-hc; 
commissioner, with authority over al' 

.local police departments, developed 
yesterday at a liearing before the legis- 
lative committee on military affairs. 

Police Commissioner O'Meara de- 
clared thRt the bill recommended by 
the r-iieci'i! commission on State con- 
.'■tabulary. "looks as if somebody hat 
read about the Royal Irish Constabu 

■ lary '.M'' then forgotten the most ol 

Ul. The measure is so defective thai 

[if is appalling." 

ALL-DAY HEARINQ 

(^3-r.nils»loner O'Meara wua the final! 
ripkicVe.i- at an all-day hearing which, 
ilie committoo held on this hill. 

Walton A. Crecn of the f.p?cial com- 
r.,::;sion Bpoke at lenpth In fa.vor of the 
1 ;i. (.Ithers who spolio in favor were 
Ailirianl.G«neral Pearson of tlie State 
■iiiiitla ami Henry Hterling, repreBont- 
'i.g thB Btato bratich of the American 
i'ederytlon oi I^£.bor. 

.M'. of tha speakers at the mcrnin? 
louring, both those for and against 
two bill, favored relieving the niUltla 
liom Btrtke duty. 

I •omml^wlloner O'Meara declared that 
the bill on analvsis would bo found 
i.ieanlngleBS. It provides, he said, for 
a large and expensive orffanlzation, 
iv'.lh a corpy >.r hlRh iirleod ofltcera 
f.-t-r It and with a eommisaioner who 
na-i n<S* 'f^* P"wer to exiiend a nickel 
f.ir anytblrig nor anthorlty to order the 
,,,"11 under him anywhere. 

He Ha'd l''''' '^'" experience has con- 
vinced him that it is utterly Impossible 
10 bw police commissioner of Boston 
■iiid undertake any other duties, "and 
A el " he stild. "tills Mil would blitholy 
add ]3 more cities to my jurisdiction 
iind 24 towns." 

Not. Olio of the conditions set forth 
iif t.bo cVJi'mmlssion'.u report, he asserted, 
!s met In the hlil. "It looks as !f 
there might he hUden somewhere In 
the plan a grand scheme for doing 
BOmethlng. Hut everybody. Including, 
the coninilssloners who made the lil-| 
nulry, appears t--/ have escaped bslnf, 
fe«rtliered by details," said Mr, O'Meara.; 
7 Ha said that one of the fundamental! 
facts which a commission such n.a that; 
which framed the bill l>eforft the oom- 
iriltleo should have would be the num- 
ber of pollcemon In the 'Ktale. Ho 
declared that ho had supposed thati 
there were about, fiOO.) uniformed poiles' 
ofUcers In tl n State, Viut tliat ho never; 
knew Just .low many there are and 
aiinarentlv robodv else knowa. 



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ONE HARDY BIENNfAl "^ 



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[■ One f.r trif plcHsm- l:,h',, thai coiiiu liom Gily ilali al least 
"D.T i„ two yPiii-M ,-'l;i,t...s U) (he collection.and diNposnJ of <?ai-ba-.. 
M"iil itshes. Oriraiii/nd labor has for years fou{?ht agailist tL 
leontroot sy,st.P)i,;.„r-.aiiizo,l labor has far yearh tried to ma!"! if 
poshihlo lor thr. man ulio nollw-ts garbage and fishes ta obtain a 
^ (ieeont t>CTeentat?e of tlio, amount ror^fiived by the employer of 
I thai; man from the dly ; organized labor ha.s rf-wived promise af- 
ter promise that no oonlractor shall be empiored who will not 
acrrce 1o do what in fair and honest, but conditions art practi- 
'-•iillj a.s thoy have l*>on for ycais. pTg 2 4 19 ! 7 

But if conditions have not chanped, neither have the 
j mrlhods of IhoKP wh.. nonld make tho ohan-o. This week just 
beloro tlie annnersao" of the birth^of .George Washington who 
among other virtues h;id that of truth-tellinf?. the puMj,. inelud^ 
lU}? organized labor and the victims of the ancient padrone 
^y.slon. of handluig garbage, received glorious assnran.^^ from 
City Hall. 

If I\rayor Curley is re-elected in Deeernber. 1917. what 

•liould have been done years ago ■nil] be done in 191 s That 

I portion of organized labor which believes in fairies will wndoubt- 

ledly sAvallow wiiule Uie old. familiar mnrnVMn^i p. " 



jiyiAYOR BUYS 

Imillion pounds 

lOFRICEFORPOOR 

jWill Be Sold at Cost in Bacon 
Store — Relief Committee Is 
Authorized by Council as 
Federal Food Probe Begins 
on Storage Warehouses to 

I Learn Quantity on Hand. 



■''4: 



EMBARGO ON FOOD IS 

URGED BY HOUSEWIVES 



When the federal Ki'iiiul Jury he- 
Rln.s its inveslipitlon of the l)|£;h cost 
of tlvinp today one of the first steps 
!n this inquiry will lie to asciM-tain 
the quantity and onnersliip of food 
•suiiplif'S in Rtciragi' waiehoiises. In 
.iiulicatinii tills program yesterday. 
M nited Slates Attorney Anderson 
said; "I need not repeat that tmynne 
iiavlnR real infornuition roncerninK 
any comliination in restraint of trade 
w cornprins; of tin- market sluiiild 
bring lliat infdrinaticin to lliis office 
at once." 

I H'Vi'lupTiiri'l."! yi .stiTd.-iy in (li<' fooil 
...lln.itK'n wcK : 

TliP oily eo.nicil (Uilhorizod tlip vn- 
lalili.'ihn:"'!!! of " inindrlpal rcUrf com- 
;ii!tli'e of 3S. 

SiionKcr i'liiinniiis \'u\ iit llic rt-quosl 

fit (tin .Mil.'i.«III'llllSrlts Ipriilii-P i.f i'lK 

\iiiprlint^ K.'iloratiiin of l.ahur IUmI a 
bill nsking f'T 1 .omiiiiHsi.in to reRU- 
Ifiw th'' ;'.'i!' ""^'i 'listfitHiti<tn of Jh»- 
,„.,-.'.-...,in,-'* n/ lirv. 



Mrs. ];:(]\vHr(I I\ Itnrry. . wife ot i!i. 
ffrt-nicr l..ioutrnanf -Oo-vprnrfr. nnd repro 
.scntinp 111** Housewives' LPHguti. tilo. 
f( ix'tllioii witli tlie Covt^nor scokint 
.'in )mnit<ilHtP onibrirgro on fov>fi. 

M«yt>r Ciirloy sent to the I.,eKislnturr 
' Itill to pp'nilt I itiea antl towns to cn- 
K' K'' in tho .salo of food and arningd 
for (lu> purrhnpt^ of 20 ortrs of rite In 
U- sold tliriMiRf^ W. '& .\. T'lvon at four 

. . M.-. M [MHllltl 

To Work with Mayor. 
t'ouncilniHii Hjiiff-.in fatiicreti the idea 
I'f .'I niunii'pfl r«Urf committee of 25 
nt thf mooling of the city council yes- 
Im-umv. Tills jp to be appointed l>y the 
hifiyor und to wuiU with I'.lni luid the 
rounri! not Vinly In spt'klng to ie*?'.:re 
Itiic cost of livlnK. but to draw pi-'-iiart'd- 
jn<s.^ pinps. Th(^ proposed commission. 
las ft rcHuil of nn lunondtnont ubtninod 
by rounodniiui Mi'[>o!)-H)d, will co-opi*v- 
jilr wit!) the Governor'.--- co'innil tcp. Tn 
iTiinmiltoe. C'ouncibnert ItMlInntyiie anil 
Walton volfd fisfiiinst the comniisskm! 
rliin. AVhen the order roMclifcd the coun- 
■ ti "K'-iln. nnllinityn'^ luni gnne home 
.MT^ ^VmUoiV wiK-^ nlonc in opposition to 
ill'' pitijpct. 

Aftrr <'ou?ienmnn Storrow bnd pointed 
O'lt th.st tho i^It;.' ooTnicii CHniiot bo ox- 
iH.ciod to rf^BTut.-tti- tlie national adminis*- 
I'.ilion, tlio oounoil UlUed a ro««olutIon 
f'f Counciimnn Wntpoii ndvotritlnij an 
ctnliarKo m; food nnd nil w;tr mipplb's. 
A'nI':on sairl ii way anpatrioti' to IfilU j 
of war with foioipn powtn's ''when our-' 
own people Are sufierlnpr." He fidded it ' 
was more import nnt to JcnT.i how to 
Kovern i?i this '.'Ounto' than "to lonrn 
how to kill men \n some Kuropoan 
country." 

\N':ilKnn »nUl he did iiot wish to have 
hi-! rosoluiion referrod »o the rxecutivo 
connnittee l>»CMUf»e he fe;:rod the news- 
PKpor lepofler.^, who ait' iho only oit- 
.'lidcr-^ a<imltled to oxerutKe sesstona. 
"would garble Ihi' rarls" and not Klve 
the pfiblic It fnir stritement of his prop- 
osition. I'our.cllmati llaRrn t-aid it had 
boon his oxperienco thnt the puhilc wna 
uel! prolectfd in tlu- exerutive se:-.''lons 
l-y the reporters. The Wntson resolu- 
tion wjiH votoil down by thr exrullve 
cnmm'ttoe an'j the council. 



^Referendum' on 
*Dan' Coakley as 
Library Trustee 



Thp. rivil service commission, it was 
learned today. !i,ift sr-nt k-tlors to ■ ri:p- 
resentative" Ko?ton titlzi-ii3 inquiring, 
in effect, what opinion they hold con- 
cerning Mnyor (.'in-icy's appoinlnicnl. of 
Alty. Daniel 11. foaldcy to the board 
of trustees of tlic Bo.iton Public Library 
to succeed the laic Josi.Tli It. Benton. 

-N'ew.s of the commission's action 
nau.scd wide comment today, especially 
iKcouse 111' 4 ccpoi-t that this i.s tho llrst 
llm» that the conMnl.s.sion has .sougiil to 
ni-italu infoi-maliuii relative to an ap- 
ufiiiitmi'nl by tip- .•n.iyor. thiTcby dc-' 
.lartir.st {,,,]:, iir, x'.snii thot it is not an 
:l^ i-hti^utliig bod> .' , 

.Si^irrtar\ lyiidlcy fit the commission ' 
/cclarcd today. I;<j>vever, f ftaVtfle rbin-/ 
nlBsion freqiionlly use.i'tliis method of 
iblainiiiir infori]iMti,in, ..md that it has 
'cen followed iu tbe ca.=e.'< of most, it 
It all. of the mayor's other appoint- 
nent,s. f}e saUl that thf lellera hu.d 
H'en sent to •■repiC-otr.lat:*''"' men." 
Mr. Coakley wa.s ^appointed |.'eb. 13.' 
mri the commission has .".') day.M from 
hat date, in whb-li io decide h hethcr 

confirm th*^ appoliUnicnt. 

MAYOR ASKS JIKW-^G ' • i 
OF BONDING COMPANY | 

Ma.vcr < ■■:il« > Lii;ilU!i,.ed ti.e i::jii,l;ci' j 
commission todav to give him at once I 
the name of a bonding compaiyv that 
will bond tlie city officials at a ratfl 20 
per cent, below that made 'by the Na-; 
tionSl Sin-ety Cor.ipany. wliich, accord- 

1 int; to admis.slon.s made to tlie city 
I council by City Auditor Mitchell, has 
I the bonding of practically aii city offl- 
j cials. 

Tlic m.iyor wrote to the commisBion 
that in accordance with it.^ atHtenients 
he lias reduced t>y 20 per cent, every 
budi;el 't '■" for the bonding of « city 
and will place all such bonds 
(e l:'(\4it4(S!1"yini''d by tin: coni- 
missioh. •^pii'villW /such company I» 
I'.nanclally snuud. 

The premiums from the bomis of city 
ofTlclnis total $2*00, accordinp to Mr. 
.Mitchell. Tho agent who has pljioed 
n;ost of the bn.sine.ss 1h Peter F. Fit a, 
Kcrnld. father-iii-lttw of FR>nci.s \j. Haly. 
former busincs.s partner of the mayor. 



WILL COMPEL CAMPBEli^ 
i TO ITEMIZE ESTIMAt a 

Mayor eurl,.y;a.n nijrht ordared a" 
si-stant t.orp'.raUon Counsel Lyons fr, 
take court .notion acalnst Clerk Ftanel» 
A. Cami'bell .,f ib,, HUpeuJ«f1rUi! ? ? 
to compel h;,n to,«eAfl<i*^''='^'' '=°"« 



lo compel h.i!> 1^5 ,«eAiz^\-i,\^ estimated 
expense., j^jfli Jlrn"? L th, mayor^g 
t.udpet 1 llWo years CampbeU Saf 
rci'iised to abide by the mayot-'. V^^ 
and ho ,s the only "hold'^out-'- U'oui 
the cUy a;id county oftlolaJs "™™» 
Ills dep.'irtment eMlma-, w,nt t» thii. 
counc 1 wuhout being Itemlred 7^ 
.hough th-, mrH^or at tho tlm« fhr«^" 
encd court action. Tcsterdav c threat- 
nlculcd to (he ..-lent o7g,^n^;'^»?«" 
nioro d.'iaila a.-, lo how he Infl-, . ** 
.S>end his appropriation, but t^,"''^ ^< 
not satl.-factory either to Bndr»*V.^**' 
""'""'"<*' '-'"'-''" or to lii, BoZyor '' 



-4' A, I: I'l I C A M 







Mayor and Former Partner , in 
- Tammany Club Politics 
Bury the Hatchet. 

^'ilVios has hap- 



Balks on Itemizing Estimate of 

Expenditures; "Got Away 

With It" Last Year. 



The ifel«s^btP ** ipAl 

The rurleys (Tom and Jim, are 

gether ^gain. ^^^_^ hobnobbine: <"- 

They have t,^... ^ f^oquont 

.ether of late anc. Tom ; ^ :,;j„,,,. 
,P.ci ^^-eloome caller at the, ^^^^^^ „„., 

Thus CUV Hall beheve. hat B ^^^ , 

^ost famoUB political feu.l l.~ 

^,,,,..tbat,tHeCurley.J--^ , 

r^» Jim were t*''-, j';";,;,.^, inseparable 
v.^d. For yf ;; '';^?;„;' vogether they 
'.olltically =;"'.'^;;;^;;,:;; Club, later the 
;^^'^nno' publico OUm ana .a.er 

The Tammany rluh ^.P-^'- 

BREACH «'I"^;^'^, partnership h.,th 
TTmler the T>ol> "'^ ' ,„„ ,;,„. ,o 

,.f ,hem prospered >.pd ^ - „„,, 

..„ doNvr, into im orj' •'^^^*^„„, .lection 
^'v.bian of P0l'-^l^:;,^a'\o the Boarrt of 

Aldermen and Tom 

to the senate. ^^iona of doub e- 

There were a<fno. „; ^is- 

t,-ossln« r'' banl' T^^ ./.med .1^,^ 
solved w"h ^,^;^rhim the h.R>- 
re-election ''•■^".„_,, Tom and nis 

. ,.,,.,1 ireachery. read ti'c 

-■nar^cf- ' . .. formally '^ ,.,,,h 

The ■""^'■„f 1,,, Tammany < l> "■ 

■Tom's" out of "^' ,g,, m-had U^t 

PwVsf. on the Jvm ^;"'^l.?Jpa sheenan, 

',!e /ded Tom •^"^'•J^s E. N"^'"", 
■,„,e.. Conboy an^ J^-J- .vere tired 
f^^y did ""' "'I'T' V said they left 

--- -whKd. ^--e^ ■■ "^ 



, A r-.mnbcll. clerk of the 
Francis A. ^.ampb^ Court, civil 

Suffolk ,p'""}.y T? \";, i,od hl.s burtset, 
session, has NOT "<= " c„mmisHlon 

accordiuK to the ' .uaue^ ^^^ the fact 
last nlglit. 1 n.M 
""'''The Mayor ordered him t^o 

Th« Finance Commissi, n as.<e 

"'■rhe' Budget commissioner r.- 

'^'^'^ 5u".i'- aI;:^" -' '■'-■ T- 

perl'orCounhaa given an op.nion 

inally P''"'"".','-"" a'-,,," to bv the Hnd>,'ei 
'■"'" "' ."^mer ^id ■'Budset sheets 
""^'^'"'^■V.nvpben .■e£u«ed to ite,v,Ue 
t iisi year and KOt aw >o 
Iti- '™f«^Vhis year the Mayor an- 
^y"" "; [!'.? he had ordered Mr. 
"""'■"'\, to *>resent hiH estimate.^ itj 
Campbell to .'ri.^ ^, . j^„,i 

the f^ame shape that all ot ^^^^^^^, 

eounty department e.ul.^^^ __^^ 

.>«»«'' , a/"can bell may be a friend ; 
t,m,-. ''"^^„,,*^"hlt doesn't make any, 
of mine, but tttat j^,^^„ 

dlfference^-ae must on > ^^^_^^.^_. 

J'^^'1r;he hanJi of the law de- 
placed n the^ ' ,„„„ prompt y re-, 

'*'"' anl'lH. roakley as his at- 

'■''"'■■■ corno."tion t'ounsel J"h'> A. 

^^Uiey had a con ererne. ^^^^^^^^^ 

, "'^:i:;ri^en t^t^'ue" as per order 
"j^, "^1 stater i.s:tmintn« nana, of 

■ the l».w department. 



Charitable, Benevolent, Scientif 

rj..,„t;„n^l Institutions 
or cuui/ui.'"""' ■ 



m 



,, cartoon ^'^1'^^ ""^, ^om and the 

the wr.rd. ^ became May'.r of Bos 
,roBpr„rert. H'',*'"^. job in New I'^nK- 
-on, the h.r«'-''f,;.'Vhe laiae-^t *" ''"' , 
anO and oai '' 

"^""^^r^-rti^"-— ^-^^-' 

Tom wen ..oHUcm ar,d business 

ness, PollticH^ ^ I'"»^ ^ ,„j t,, U-r 

is busines. "^ ■■■\'^^^^,, f,,als polWcal 
of ^voUnds " .^pd Jim ^^^\, 

gcores. Now '""' ther asaln. The:, 
app..rentlyco".'' f.'^^ld „,p,.in-arn, 
ha,\en't ^ea " « j,^^ ,,mc 

stage y^*' ^^"'nlmon -and Fyth.as o 
Mayte the "-^"^"^^^ doing '""'.'>7. 

?^te^c;^Jai,rln the new Wan. 1^ 



Mayor Says, Study 
ImcoIninScliooIj 



Need Pay No Taxes, 



a 



MayorCur,eyl^thi^..^^;.-;;;-| 
ihe school committee to .a.^ ^^^^i 

., ,veeU ...ind'-int,' tlio Hie 

,.,ncoln. .ah, in hi« ^'^^j ,„^., ^ 

-l know ..f no .n. -sat, 

! ^onld prove more po.eot .n ■ 

' rtevelopment of a -. ener nan, 

■ ism or a ..renter '-'-;"";,, 

,,rvice o„ .i,e p«'-» "f "- ":'r: 
„„a pins ■""="•""«,..":";;;:,■ 

schools----the future ""--,: 
America-than a mo,- a.tnn 
knowledge ot ,i,e V^'-']; ][ 
bitter .truvv^lc, the «■"";'"; 
11on.% the supreme pacrilh c, , 

3 „' Abraham Ian - 

the tnartyrdonio. f'^.f "=',„,„ ,„ 

com. I »"""-':''l ., w,U\„d Kirl« 
the inlereat o ■-• ■ > ^-.■- . ^,^. 

"^ ""^^' ow and 1« convenh,K of 
tween now ■»"o spared of 

,„„se wjhom , \^^^ responded 

the vast tT,u tin . Ahraham be 

^J^::t ^hc'su^ay Of h>« iite." 



" "^ ' ' . ' J. 'nhilnnthropic 

i '^^^'"" " ;!:;;t'"uSi^nUon ^ tue, 
[and benevolent 

p'lia^h y«ar the f ^^;:';;;;,;'"ramonB I 

!, reds Of thousands of do ^^^^^^1 

i'--^::;si^dr:i ;:^u.esofre- 
1 emptions. ,,,,■. cic exempt- 1 
' ,. . 1,1 list ve.ar, n^i- <.i^.' t 
Ail told, last . B=iatc-| 

,a $320,9i.S,0O7 •''°^' .',,„ payment 
and personal property. ;- .^^, 

T ," t axes inao ' * i 

of taxes. U t''-'^ ,„,,i,ii,c- nioie than , 
! ott this property some 1; ,,_^^ 

Ui, and one-itaU - ' "„„ ,,•« 

U-onld have been added 

j revenue. property exempted 

Uut not a" , pio,,.- to charitable, 
from taxation ^^^^r\- institutions or 
educational or te ■,,,,„„ ,„nimn3 
places of worsh . '" "^ .„,.y ,„.ion>.'- 
i of dollars' worth of 'V _^_,, ,„ n,e 
'"^' to the \"'',^r "Massachusetts is 
(■ommonweallb ' .pj,^ ,.5,^, it- 

1 Mcmpt fiom ta.va.- 
'self owns real estate viilae-tM^.^^^ 

8,11.400. on which It, of .AU-s., 
'^ .i.,,.'v sent tneni. 

^'"^ r :;: : ^^o;::^" the Tax A- : 

'"^" .m 1, -t.lon roe an abate- 
sejwora <in" '' 

mont «t '""■'■,', -re provided bV 

,,,>n,ired» of « f;* ''",„,y of the <ily. 

fa, back into ''".';, "J'/xemplinc; the 

-•or example a f''''"^®„', nropertv of 

:.,:, estate and P;--",'^ .ratable 'and 

„„,,ry, ^""'"y" •^";; fr.m the pay- 
sclen.tnc luftltttions I ^^_ _^ ,^^^,^5^ 

i,,nnl of Uixc -■■^ t'»' 

In l^.-O- 

*'• ■ f nther classes are exempt 

f VTxrr Clultnral and horn- 
:r ,.:r:::io,ies need not pay taxes o,, 
1 „eisonaI estate used for tl... 
'■"'" •""' V \ ich thev were incorpo- 
purposca for w u n > ■ y ^ j^ assocla- 

'ra.ed. '"/'''";; '\o r.^O.OOO worth of 
^ions may 'i""„ '"„„,.:, ,,- w.lla.ul pay- 
leal and iiersonal in "P 

iiieiit of !">"'■ 
l':Keiuiit val 
as foliowM'. 



n a 






iiliona for U, 



Ileal eslati- 

Htates . 
Ileal estate 
wealth . • 
Real estate 

Hoston 
Keal estate 
V.rool.line 



of lie 
,t me I 

'of' i 111 



I'oite.l 

oiiiinon- 
cily of 



the town of 



j:i:,.nii:i.ooo^ 
:7,''3S.ooi) 
K;r,.»4i.tno 

77,700 






1/. .' iJ f. * 




in State House on Cit;/ 
Maynr'- Powers and 
Fuiuis Spent to Date ^^\ 

£b -^b i[: 



Hcunnj? 
Ha" 



^—1 A, O* 

^ W «->cn powers ■">'*^';. -^"xValer Have Jjot J;^^" 



the ins and ""'",;':.;'"',;■ MaB8achu-l 
„, municipal ^"»:^ "«^ '"^ ;.„, ,or all 

t,orro%v $300,000 oUtsUlo Its a 
to complete the ^^^- ^, ,,,, ^,u 
„,.oh.Wy be alBo ---—,„ ,,. 

^«rl>uU.nt P"'"'^" '" l^city Her, In 
■^r r;":VoU.:rn.an, «t.a.«. 
jjiortforrl has 
. municipal iHHues ' ^^,^;„ «>.» 

p.a.ain.^ "^'^'iae me t,rou.'ht forth 

r^to^X'ther 'He Mayor ^;r^;--,, , , 

flnally rfst '^,';.;,„,,„io,k5 talk- . 
charges .u,l . ^_ ,„„,k. 

! owing W '^'; a of AKlermen 

^y.Q.VolP«of«.cBo^_^^^ James A. 
j^, status o.—^-^^^ ^,, P„,,,U ,,| 
CoUln« -^»\^^^ ^,« supporters of 

jjliyor Haln.■^< ^^.jn not 

_JI^nS-/.« tl>en^ "",'.'.,',V>nn to abide by 
j,howi.i« t e, ^^^.^,.,, 

'■he AUtermen d"' '•;,, eontetitlon 

-'^*"", nruestlon thergM ,^^ ^„^. 
■rliry iV,""^: ,„ expel l '""•, ^^e en- 

..harte.v 'c"""^.':,\% matte.-. 

''■■^r^ylhW; eo^trover^V^J^an^^- ^^y 

t"- "" '.Iv refu---l to taV 

,-,„oaie<n ^,^';^n,,„,a 

M"""'""" ' „ lloard oC Aia..-n,ou .s 



Mm 



he be-.'-"' . 
: a lot "t I 
j,is roun- 1 



aol- \ 

i 




• i nk r> r" fl 

y I! W I--"** 



COSTMl"' >"^^' ,^,^„„thebe-. 
"T" -^- ""':': U would co«t " -^ 

;— ■■ ^:., ■:"' two b.n.o.» o. 

;;■;"■', Z:^^. --.- .-t 

^^..pl^ndldlnvestme,,. . _^,,,. 
•■I-''^«^'^rr>shUal-.but,on. 

.'omury. ando«c Impo ^^ ^^,„,,ed. ^ 

h^:ru-v:;^^-^j^s:^rau^hor- 

■on n.utters. 



to taKe up the 

:;;fl;;;;;uion or rojecio,.. 



cny 

proparlnR an 



oran.ii'x- 

.,0., of rnnc»>- "■'" , ,„„„ any former 
>n b« m..rc;-n... b. ^^^ ^,„ ,^ 



r,overnnient control and op<^- 
• „f -.11 the freight cars ot tne 

to that u.idcr ^^'^';'\; " ^^^e the. 

'cording to Ma>^i-;;;:f,,er:.oonl 

>^'«'''^"TtbeCotmUteoontnter-l 
'^damson ot t - ^^^^^^^ , 

slate and ^oreiB „,j^, busy ; 

OwiPfe'tothelact^t^^^^^^^^^^^, «a.. 

with bl»' P'e».aEe -^^^ ^,^^^^^^,^ -„„i; 

unable to "■"';;, ^^^ ,ooa problem 

ulty. ^e advlBablllty of 

..We <il6CUS^.Ml^H exporta- 

„on of *-':'r^"' ;;, •,..^, greasy 1"" 
"Secretao- l""' - ^5,^ cmbarpo 

,„e»ted - ;^--;,7;,,t during the 

present w.r ^'H_'\ .^ p.1.0 ot -"heat j 
BVCceMful- ^" '"''.■;,,. south WMr^.^ 

^'^^"'' *" roreat Britain, a« Uu' a- 
„ colony cl Great ,, ,,, ,.x- 

mando of EnKl""" 
haus< tUf> i^vippl: 

de.^larc^ A'WV ^l^^'*; :." ,,^„ war, e>:- 
,,. he red before -"> ;;'^, ,,,,„„., 

■--".?«-"-",— = 

:;;., 'r-. .;"'":;■."■,:;:; ";i». 



/ "z ' ; 



on Coal Rate by 60 
on ZS-Pound Lots 



ilFl 



, ,-t.r IJd.storj ooal 

,.Uo b.^e ^U-ed to .^1 coal 

„,vrn- p.'V,n.1 lots lor U cei.^3 

, m bring containers to 

"" "''\r n ace-,%re to be rn^ae 



jlealers 

In t 



th 

■nihlic by th 

CommUsion .okunteered or 

*^'^'^ '':ldtb^"que,tofth.ocn,- 

""^'"^■^:^"tu : "l I. amall lot, at 
inlspion '" se" 

nrr,;lU pvU'e51. _ ^ ,.„„.r,jiq- 

" , .« T Storrt"-v o^ ■"' ' " • 

t.;:::tldVe«t.rd.v0.i;H..p..e.,n 

li* ■""'^ ,, f.,,.,i^rs have aK^eed 

Tlu. «!>•-'>■ '■'' ^' . ' ;,„„n lots at the 

lo sell the <-oal "' • 

ton prieo, V-V3"- 



The 

obarser 

ihc i-'i" 

■'ii \^ 



:iRk only 



■■!.r tt 

s-nnieH, P 
„mi..l loti 



fo- 1" 
li.>op' 



(1,,, small pur- 
rs t" ial<e away 

j- storrow 4tald. 

n-nufth olrcurn* 

, to buy cocl iri 




, The rcBoW „unlciP*; aucV- 



»il 



Unas-'" measuv«^^.^ ,,e dom-.J '^ ^;o> >' ,„r- 






y ^r V: 'i'^''^^^":^rf -t cost of 



' '"^ ^"tf t and Ordc 



1^^ vesl«r"" ,vied to i" 



f""'^--', ',;» oars. J 



of t^^'^ 



Spea\^8 



tnc 



.1' ■ 



of 
,..cr.*tVon — uv.e"-- 



\ lions ^^^''"^/°' ,„,\ 






tor -- ^.'I'r^ouuov 

c.rv 

prices 



KcU\r\a '°' 1 ».« ^''■^>■ . icuvope 'erica" 'f ,rti„B 

^^°"^ T^ N\umc«pa\ Market. ^^^^^^T.^ -^^\.o,«. 






i V, id *"■*■' .,.,..s\on. ^ 

laudi«n". ,_,„in--r '""",»,,„£ ati""'* i 
"on in.T.«'^'\'„^ and ^"•*-'^" „^ ^th 1 



. /f /> 



s 



ev, "' 

V'-*'^ "^*\-, c cause n«>^ ;■;,,« to ••^- 
peoV'l- '^^ "; tne biK '^"''T then ^e 

^■ar« "£ ^ ,,i,cu.. the "rn ^^^^ ^„„. 
■^"' ' ■ -lud fo e^Pi" n(i 

^""^" ,".'n<huH>a«"' 



^'='' '^'t/m the food ^^'";,;o,„tion« 

vo '- P'^*^''"': Vn« ^^'^^ :.n times 

t"*"^^?„: oubUc >"■'"',„„, the con; 
M-Vor -■^^^^::;^",;"the event o. 

,„„rial doprc"--" ,n>nowercd t 
lal<" ""■ ' -, ,.ot in '".'^f.'t employ ■ 



Ttfv Loses on 
Its ContracU^p 



,„ he I ^„^n« he K'V 
onB ot \ ,^[ Hini'--' - 
^ con- ^ The Mayo 
Uls-.vaBl ^.,„t\on pro 
. x.^r I .. .ii^i-rf 



,f ''"■ '";, ; tructlon of PU ^- ,^„ 



h^" "'l!'thUHia«"\, ^1,0 had hc'P\| ..">"' "^^^^jjKS. ,,,, frooi h'i 

"■"' .A-att""" ;.!,rl«ysadv^^« .,„icr. irlP t" *^" easnres ^^^'\' ";,,,„,.ary r^ - 



>""",' "said >"•■• relleT. — ;.. ^^,„ 

1 . ^ e» . -.vhK.h ^ iiif 

^ousiy 



""were. „, .,, ,....«'elP»» 

II iMiri 



, ■ r the '•■'"''"'' 
^,,re»ontat^^ ;^,,,avln«^-; 

to return to ^^^^,,,,^ uf 

after '>r,^,„\u.dr contraet- ^^,,,,, 

carryiP'-' '"; ,,^,^, thousands ^ .^^ ^^^3, 

^'■^\::nvo.t to ti- -- 

have been ,^,„« 

■-•-'■""V„n oV the cunu ,^,y 

^V'^-""; ,,. nUB Htate ^;;[ ;^^, ^,as a 

Pi-^'='"' ,„„od u"tii "• •' 

Kn;!,^„„„ they r-"'"" ^,,,,ade 

roPtracto. tiRprd 




Lower 



Was Never More 
United for Regular City Con- 
ditioiu; Everywhere. ^ » 



,.,f this li<,c.:HSilty by word« of 

Ui* comrnluee on i„uaicii>:U ImprovR- 

u.^iitH l'-iii-l> member of the city 

^unoi'l may also look to «ne SRveral 

1 ower Mlll« Clvlr. Association In his 
,,ffuo or hui.iP any time now 

Kl)r„)-talk in lU.' "village" BtoreB 

I around I'l-roe Square, l"^,'' '"■'"- 

!y at noon-time when the ">■•' -l^^"^' 
trom the Baker fao.orles K^t*"- ,■ '« 
...o«- conflne.l to the subleet of Ira- 

John Dillon, a ••"■ar hors-e of the 
„1(1 nemocratlo caucus days ana 
„romlnent on DorcheBter ward com- 
mittees, ^vhen ward committees 
amounted to eomething In politics. l8 
circulating-' .-v petition to have the 
sidewalk on Dorchester avenue, be- , 
tweeii I'eabody square and IMerce 
square on the easterly side Improved | 
Instead of piles of fc-ravel here and , 
„ix-lnch holes there, Dillon wants to 
see a nice cmcrcte 'valk a.nd thus re- 1 
turn to its full value acres of Btead- 
ilv depreciating land. | 

'The five churches of the community , 
lakhiK active i.iart« in the improve- | 
nient "wave" are: | 

ViUase ConBreeationa-l L.nurch, ■ 
Hev Philip King, pastor; Firjt Melli- 
odlst Bpi-scopal Church. Rev, .lohn R. 
Chaftee. pastor; Third KellMlous So- ■ 
ru-tv of IHiirhr-stor ( (Jni tnrhi n ), Kev. ' 
1 Otto l^aylng, pastor; Blaney Memona 
j Baptlflt Church, Rev. A. A. Uld»out, 
j.tia.stor; Ht. ISrejfory's Roman OthoUc 
i Church, Her. Francis X. Dolan. D. D., 



No lonfjer in the "staid old vmar«"j 
class, Dorchester Lover MlUe I" •■w«Pt 
iby the greatest expansion wavo In Ita 
history. 

Jt If, now boom., boom, toom — evomr- 
IwhCTe, every day. by every^ody! 
! The demand for blRger th!ngr« «•"« 
better things In ihls ambUloufl and 
,rapidly growins community *« '^^^^ 
ion all sides, and has b. ought to the 
fore scores of champions. bualn«s and 

. . „ ., ,„„i,,,i!r,tT the influ- II _. 

entlal paetors of the several churches. Patrick J. CuKhlne-. or "flke,- s« h« 
The scattered foroots that tor year* , ,^ better known In rho vlllai^e," 
h,v« been suBKestlng many «>»*"«•* wants tho city to «pend a few hun- 
navo " ,• ^_.,„„., „,„it. have II dred dollars to Improve the ball 



,,.„t wltlu.u' the d««lred result, have 

V„P„ webled at last 1"*° , ''"• ^''^I 

,. 1 ,-„.„ni»atton. a real nelgbbor- 

"ooddlvTh: demands arc modest 

lit this tune, but here are sotne of 

I ^'^i;:;, «re a few of the foremast: 

H,.»uu.i)tl.-n of ,^"'"",,„_ 

Hori!i'-.iHT i'urli. 

Il.i(.T .■..11e<-l<'"> "' '■«»'" 
KnrlMiKc. 

■leli- n.iiiill«> ci.j ix-r" 

"s:,t!!";U .„.prnv,m.nt, «^« 

iin rasHrlt -n" 
avenue. 
..LOOK 1 OH Bl S\ Si;.*»'«^. 

-li- "baby" impiovement orRan- 
i^a'tJu in ■this vicinity had. t« incep- 
tion iast week. KHily 1";"^«»°"/, 
point to a busy seaann. Its roster 






If rounds on Dorchester Park for me 
voungstera. Witli tho erection of a 
ii.Tck step and a little sradln^ and 
lllllns In "Pike" say.s a "regular" field 
could be made ln.stead of a "sand lot' 
as at present. 
AI'TKH "1," OFFICIAI.. >-- -- 

George Keatinf?;. proprietor of th'< 
Arcade on Codinivn street, Is hot on 
the trail of Superintendent Wilklns of 
the Elevated. 
i "Car service in our section hs vm- 
1 (lisputably tho worst In the city, slni- 
Iplv because those In charue of it 
' think more of the stockholders than 
', they do tho patrons, when U should 
I be Just the rcver.se," declared Keat- 
ing. 

Keating wants the car service re- 
fiumod from MiUon to the North Sta- 
tion and Is also after the resumption 
oC the Edward Kver.^*t square-Frank- 
lin street lin.i from Milton In order 
that the inoihers of the ssctlon may 
(?ct into the sliopiilnK district v.-ithoui 




ITpham, treasarer; ''•■;■-,,, „rin- 

::;:'am?"^v.nrur"U':;:"--,^' 

,.,,.,,,rB- Fred Siiar^o, Thomas 

ter and •"' " ,„ui.icipal iu.ild- 
I nothing less tb.m a nm 

,„ toNSHT nui.F.v 

Mayor Curley win 



pharmacist; .lames H.ilell, .Tohn Duby 

lir. .J. A. iia(vr.v, ..i, ...... ^•- ■ .' 

and Albert Parker. 

In the Kichmond anil (odman streei 
section.s a committee of citizens are 
an.vlons to .qecure a b.tter system for 
the collection of ashes and ptirhaKe. 
They are also considerably interested 
in the welfare of their barrels. Humor 
,hi.B It that durlnK the past feAV weeks 
emploVLH of the local contractor have 
'been 'bcailnK the s nscless articles 
iiilo a shapeless condition and render, 
iiip them valueless. Sc(.tt Miles, "Tom 



Hi, 



.lof.eidi Nicholson, Michael 
l',;inx and .Joseph Watson are mein- 
bcrs of this "vigilance" gonimlttee. 



TDbbMUnii 






City of Boston Starts Action to. 

Force Compliance with 

O'Hearn's Orders. 



he 



Informed 



Former vJov*rhor. Eusene X. -Foss 
Is one of the .sixteen buiiains' own- j 
ers asainst whom the clly of Boston 
has started action I'l the Superior 
Civil Court to c.onipp.i compliance 
with Con-missloncr O'llearn's fire 
safety orders. 

At the same time lM.= tri.-t Attorney 
Pelletier announced be would vigor- 
ously prosecute all C'V nf^rs not co.m- 
plylng with these inai.dateh. 

Both actions are direct results of 
the Lenox Hotel fire, which is :.ti:; 
being investigated by the .Suffolk 
Grand .lury in special session. The 
Grand .Jury will finish its work on 
the case ^londay. 

The district attornej .said that lie 
had been able to reduce by one-half 
the fire loss in the county by success- 
ful prosecution of tho arson cases and 
Ihat be believed that safCKuardlug hu- 
man life demanded prompt action by 
his department. He asked that all 
jiersons hivine;" information or knowl- 
edge about violations of the fire laws 
to communicate with him at onc» 
The civil procedure con.sists of the 
i fHing- of applications for Injunctions 
'against the sixteen building: owners. 
Poss is named as the owner of the 
lodRing- hone at No. 3 r;r:verc street. 
Th.. others are; 

Mn»eriek MIllH, A.ddlsoii «trr«?t, 
l,n»( noston. 

\Udie 1.. ,%lidre-\\. Ao. 1214 C 
r«<rei-l. South Ilo»>«on, lodKlnii; 
house. 

llenrj Dliemlnul [HR, N". IIT 
T.onRwood avenue. tenement 

llOllHC. 

WaHer Ho.oc. No. :I4 NovthfKiJd: 
Street, teineiiieiil iionw**. ./ 

■•: re. :;;:-- \ K •■■!>■•■■( .r , No. 144 
Northlield street, tencinrnt hon*ie. 
.loxeiili H.Tltlmore. trlistcr, Ko. 
ST Vlhloii slr*'«'t. tenemem' houMf. 
-. Vnnlo \. linker. Tin. tT.t AI- 
hlilj? ?%trcr*. junkwhot* and tene- 
taicnt hiMlBe. 

i:, Ueithn .Tohn«on, .\o«. 4I>-51 
< rtrtiden "trort. tenement house. 

Mice I',. < hild*. SonicrvUlc, No. 
nn NorthOeld ntrert, tenement 
tioiise. 

Leonard ( nstelll. No. 13fi \Vc»t 
Ninth Ntreet, tonrmrnt lioime. 
ticorKC ^. AV^nRlow, N«» 
Hover utTtJ-t. IndKlnK hoiin.e. 

t.;n.itnnT.iieI Wlitte. -No. 
milt nvenue. 

Gene^OH" He f^l"*". >»■. S-1 
rlmrtrs- strret. tenement lioune. 

Antonio Hfr'^tt". No. 11 I'nlty 
ntreot. tenement houne. 

Vlliert Srltpsky. No. 5t Btck- 
f^^A ■«¥•#»#••. tenement hoase. 
in" annoiinelnt; his program for tho 
prosecution of violations of the rules 
of the bulldlriR department tiistrlct 
Attorney Pelletier s^aid; "1 can aay 
nothiuK" about the I,enox flro, a-.'i that 
is .-till ur.der Investipation. 

"1 will s!.v. however, that bavins 
h-id success with the firebug prose- 
cutions 1 feel that a groat Rood cotiliX 
he accomplished and much property 
preserved and danger to human lite... 
avoided by the prosecution of thoi.*,; 
who do not comply with the orders 
'of the bnildinp commissioner. Any 
ncrso'i. who has evidence of the ex- 
! iBtf-nce of buildings owners of which 
I are not coTnTilylnR with the buS!d!T-(.' 
ilawa will aid nic Krently by cotnmun-' 
<i7*tlnf -<vUh mo at onc<S."..^v .^.»-«^**.'*^- ■ 






24 
TS 'Shnw- 



,..T^ \M:^c fll'pr -^-T- 11 - 
'feUDGET CITY'S LARGEST 

For Departments $1,500,000 More Is 
Available 

All but $200,000 of It Comes from 

Surplus 

Increased Salaries of About $400,000 
Granted 



Mayor Accepts Most of Finance Board's 
Ideas 



Boston's iinruiU a;vpropriatIon bill, ear- 
ning a totiil the largest in the city's his- 
tory, will he niel with the City Councl, 
Friday afternoon, thoiwh <i irrwit amount 
of worlt remains 1o he done on 1[. Tiiirt 
year approximately $IO,70<i,<)im) is Bvaliahlu 
for cle'partments u.ndcr the mayor's rontroi, 
this money coming from the tax levy and 
from other city inoomes. This Is ne^iriy 
$1,500,0!X) more than was av«ili.'tl>lo l.-ust 
year. The major part of It conies from 
the surplus In the treasury of ?1,18'J,<XK). 
and the remainder, ?'-'iiO,0()0, from the In- 
creased vaJnation. 'Ilio total for county 
expenses will ha greater than that of last 
yuar, vhen It vftis aiMiroxlniateiy $S,o<K),(.«K). 
There is no limiL on county exix-iisos. debt 
requirements, .State lax or a.s3<'saments hy 
statute law, though tl:e amount of money 
raised therefor affects the city tax rate. 

There has hecn nui<-a> dl». -.isslon a.s to 
the mayor's plans for in<;ijeasln(; salaries. 
his ftttitude on streets and the liannony or 
laclt of harmony that hii» exLsted between 
himsoif and the Finance t'ommlsHlon in 
proparingr the many items There has iilso 
been speculation whether the CMty I'ouncil 
will he able to report on the bttdprct this 
year ^n much less time than it did I.ist jear, 
(When more tUart' four months na'? talteu in 
tJie effort to save ^">(J(),(J«<) for tho rt-jViir of 
Btreets. 

Liberal Increase in Salaries 

As to .salaries, there hfis been a lilie.ra! in- 
crease, affecting nearly all departimen^, 
luit wiilc.il will not a.^gregate more than 
rtoo.mn) for the year, compared wilii iirc- 
jw).=«als In last year's budg.-t of ^(HIO.ooo a.s 
e.Htimated. T'ho m.ayor cnrried out hi.s 
original pl."n of iiicroasing unskllle-; hiilxir- 
i»rs from .$i.."i<i to %'1.~'\ per day, Bltiiled 
l;i<borcrH in i/n/i>.ort.!''m. the ro.^.er\'e tnen of 
the jh'ilice department and huipir.^'^is of 
clerks, inHpe.'tors. steno^r',cphcrs a.m! other 
em'ployees liy increases of SdO<> a year, witli 
few exceptions. No employee roceives an 
Increase of more than $.'iO(> a year. It 
must he recalled, however, that the m,a>-or 
■was generoup with his payroll .adv.ances 
fcefo-e he tool< up the budget, most of those 
benefactions going into effect immediately. 
All Hal^irv increases prcviiled for In the 
)Udget will not go into effe<'t until the first 
of July. 

There Is hotzifl to he dlscusMon In the 
City Council, not otily ever the amount of 
jnoney that the mayor has set aside for the 
pay of laborers, but In regard to the time 
those s.alarles 'are named fo go I'.ito effect 
Th4 council is apparently of much different 
mind this year afi to the wisdom of in- 
creasing Bahirles. C'ouncillors Ilagan and 
Watson hfl.ve Introduced orders requesting 
the mayor to mal<c l.irger ndvatice.i tlian 
h« ha'l in mind, but he has paid no atten- 
tion to them, lie l.eHeves that the twenty- 
five cents a day additional Is all Uiat la- 
borers should exiect, with the advancing 
cost of materials and supplies for ail de- 
partment."», and ho is willing to risi; all 
loss of pclltlca-t »4vanJ»go over this Issue, 
Vrhlch certain councUloro may prees. 



Demands Much Higher 

Had the mayor granted i-Ne complete 
demands made upon him for Increa.sed salP.- 
rie.s t.ic total would have aggregated more 
tiian .l;i.,"itH),flOi>, it is believed. Those are 
demands that the-^department heads were 
prepared to press wiien tliey received cir- 
cular letter.' from tlie m.ayor stating Just 
wh.at he v.';m v.-ililng to do. Several meet- 
ings of department heads were held with 
the mayor in tl)o aldermauic chamber and 
the leading feature of salary discussions 
"was in rel.atitm to the stami.aidizatlon pro- 
cesses tiiat Budget romini-ssioner Itupert 
S. Carven liad in mind for tirtiL application 
tills year. 

.^Itenipt at standardiz.atlon has been 
made on a modified soaie. That is. mini- 
mum and maximum salaries have been 
named for group positions, thus malting 
it impossible for a department liead to ap- 
imint a green man at a. saiiiry higher than 
he salariefi of those who li.a\e been serv- 
ig In that group for ys.ars, and giving 
i insurance tiiat salaries will increase .?10<) 
a. year until the m.-ixlmum has l)een 
reached. There iias been no attemp't. how- 
ever, to st.aiidardjKo the salaries of clerics, 
stenographers and ether employees doing 
the s;ime itind <jf work, in many f'.epart- 
n,enti». It is doubtful of minimum and i 
maximum salaries will ever lie applied in j 
that wn V. Certain stenographer's .and ! 
clerlis do mucli more or mucii less work \ 
than others, and their salaries will be ; 
measured by the taslcs placed U)ion them, 
r.ather tlian by standardi;-,ation, unless Sec- 
retary Kdward .M. Hartwell of the statls- 
-icR dei)artmciit is aliie to devise a scheme 
hat will result in more equalfly than ^t 
iresent. There are 1071 laborers to be .af- 
ected by .»*alary'increases. | 

Unusual Care on Streets "7 

The mayor lias prepared his street 
S'^iiedule with unusual care. After the 
public worl<s depart luent submitted a re- 
port of the streets that should 'be repaired 
this year, calling for a total of .^T.'iT.WO, tlie 
list was carefully gone over i.y llio inves- 
tig.'itfirs of the Finance (Mmmission .and -e- 
vlsions were made. In the original list 
.f'J.ll.'-'iiO was Piloted for .isplialt or bit- 
iditlilc. .$>.^.■«K1 for granite.. -.locic and 
.fli.K.CiK) f.)r wond bloclt. As was the c-i-j.i 
la.Ht vi'ar the V.\\.y Coimcli will demand a 
list of streets to lie repaired before any 
money will be appropriated, and this re- 
port will bo avail.".ble when thi. t'o;in'ii 
reaches tho department. Streeis and 
saiiiri.'S will give the Council its greatest 
amount of work, though tlie Items fur mjp- 
plles and materials, f>wing to the incrcas.id 
cost over last year and the uncertainty of 
the future prices, will lie perplexing 
Behedul(-s. 

Before deciding on Items for supplies 
and m.-itcrials. the maycir consulted leading 
merchants. Flis cstini.ates, as a rule, are 
ii.i.^.'d on tiGures which have ttius been sup- 
plied him. But he realiics, sis the iiivos- 
tigaiors of the Finance Cnnimission realize, 
that those items cannot tie regarded .is 
final. There is only one way to provide 
against the excesses of the future in a 
Pi-.gregatcd l-.udget, and that !.>■ hy transfer. 
As all depnrtnient expenses will he nsrur.»d 
mu»h closer than last year, based on tho 
experience of that year. It will be nci essary 
to hav^ a large re-sorva fund, perhaps in 
cxc^ss of .$.'WKt.(i(Xi. The reserve fund rep- 
resents money that la not appropriaied. 
Last year tlie reserve fund was nevir 
larger tlian %'i:\i,t*%s. It started with ¥lli:i.- 
cKKt and the toial transfers from it were 
$1 {.•i.sii'.. 

Helped by Finance Commis.sion 

The plan Adopted by the mayor this 
year in having the Finance Commission 
work with him in preparing the budBe?, 
should .save the council much time. The 
Finance Commission has been unable to 
<?(> the worli as thoroughly or as lup'kly 
as it would ha-e liked to do It. owlnit to 
tho fact that only throe iuvesligatrirs wer.i 
employed. Four of iiio largest dermrt- 
nienta, nuch as tire, park, police and tho 
library have not yci h.»n reported .upon. 



unese departments may io to tfia coun«f 
aa supplementary budgets. Th« iti»yor n*' 
accepted fully 70 per cent of the Finance 
Commission's recommendations. In many 
rases he has (rone beyond the commissions 
recommendations for the benefit of the 
city as he .saw It. The cases In which the'B 
have been disagreements will, therefore, re- 
main as the leading topicii for tlie council's 
»\\v\y. I.ast year no attempt was made to 
rirei.are a budget in a cooperative spirit, 
Tho Finance- (Commission conducted investi- 
gations and, for tho most part, sent their 
reports to tho council on the day that the 
particular deiiarlments were heiiig In- 
vostigated. lu that way little time was 
given the council lor a svudy of tho Finance 
Ciunmission's recommendntlons when they 
differed from those uZ tho mayor and the 
department heads. 

f.iltle Thansre in Budget Form 

The budget will be in a segregiited form 
like that of last year, which contained .WOO 
items. Only in a few respects has It been 
simplified. The mayor felt that no other 
form would be acccptaMe to the council on 
so shot I a trial, and it is considered 
doulitfcl if a mere slniiilied form could be 
adopted, ana still carry with It segrega- 
tion that would spell economy and hold 
tho various department heads rigidly to 
tlieir reKponslbilitles. The 'irst test of the 
scgre.gatcd budget was more successful 
than had been anticipated. 'i'hero were 
l.'itxi or more transfers, from one item to 
another, before certain departments were 
ablo to end the year, but besides giving the 
City Council much work in passing upon 
them, they nad no disouleting features. 
There was money to spare, wh.ereas the 
budget detractors predicted that the city 
would, in some departments, be obliged 
to close up shop before the year had ended. 



/V/^y- Lf - /t^f y . 



Flii.wton enjoys the distinction of being the 
rciervc city to whoso uistrict has been .is- 
Kij;ned ihe .second largest .suliscription for 
tliu Liberty loan. The six Xew Engla'Hl 
■Rtatc:--. whose financial capital is Boston, 
are i-ailed upon to take a total of j;',i)(J,0Oii.- 
':"!. liic New York district cuniing tlrst 
iNilli .fT.'/l.'KKP.tHWl, and Philadelphia third 
with .•!;i'.,<i,(Km,()«)i., The sooner the realiza- 
tlon can be .brJj^j/SjY hOm|: flt^?' Knghnid- 
■ •I'.', wliose habits of'thritr-liM'e leavencl 
our national life from the earliest days id' 
!!;c Hepubllc, that every dollur subsi'rlhcd 
for llii:-: li.aii is a bullet a«ainsl tlic iiieniy, 
(lie Mionci- will Xcvv l-;icl;ni(r:; "liarc, largo 
:iK i>- is, b(t subscribed and ovci fiu.hscrlbcd. ' 
Jicn, ;, .-ir. cppnrluniiy f,,r this corner of 
llie country to demonstrate again to liu- 
o'Ici M-ty-tv.o States llial New KriKliin.-l 
is M.it .uily imporlani, I,„i ,„ indi..:penvible 
(:.iit if the I'nioii. Uccruiiing hcrcabnuis 
f".' Ihe regular army has been f.,r fioni 
.-- ill/ifactory, and the Middle West iias made 
a record i-onslderably more creditalile But 
in sub.scriptions to Ihe Liberie loan New 
!';ni:lander:, cm make up for .shortcndr.gs, 
lu the rc.r.dling re.'.,rd by i,.„,in^ „„,.,, 
ol.ier sei liun m ili,. pnHn|,!„.s« with whim 
i'-^:citii..enHHir,.s,,-ii,ca„d ,n the niunlH'r and 
.' izc ,,f !l,c subscriptions. \vj,.,i |,p,,^^ „_.^^ 
anno ,„„l,i the six .V,.. j,;„,„,„,| ■ 

'■^" ■;/■'■ "" '—'-". nirsiKhted,,:!:; 

wi-alih end business se,,.,. of their popula' 
""" '""" '"'"■ ""■ *'^''«''""".'«»" alliitnien, ., 

Id- O-.eiKUbsrrib.'d liv S|(H).((i)i, m, / 



n£T ' N\f\R- If/?. 

CHEERED IN 
SUPPORT OF 
PRESIDENT 

Mayor Is Speaker at 

Evacuation Day 

Exercises 



Mayor Curlcy ^vas wildly cheered 
^iid applauded by an audience which 
crowded balcony, aisles, and every cor- 
ner of the South' lioston municipal 
I buildinp last nigjit, when he said that 
all America was praying for peace, lint 
each and every one stood behind the 
President if the wnr should come. The 
meeting was tlie celebration of the 
141st anniversary of the evacuation of 
Dorchester llciglits by the Btitish 
troops. 

I FOR MILITARY TRAINING 

In adiUtlnn to hia uiiriualined cndorse- 
I nvnt of lYi^iidc-Ht AVJlFO'i'H atantl, the 
I Miiyor arlvocaled universal military 
traliiinK, HuyinR that it made bettor i-lti- 
zen.i of young; men, and he rocotnm>'n(l- 
ert that the period bo cither nix months 
or a year. 

neoau;;p of the fireat demand for th« 
celebration by no means* all holders of 
tlekelH were r.ble to pet Into the hall 
!• sicalB t700 and MOO ticket.s were l.'^.-iued. 
■\\pn .Mayor Ctuiey l.Msued manv of his 
cnni:< he. nine; tlie sli;mp of the Mayor's 
oftlee and his Bignatiire. 

Majmr Ciiiley was introduced, after 
a coilfiert in which many opera stars 
took part, by Pre.sident Michael J 
n'r,eary as the Mayor who had done 
morn for .South RoRton than anyone 
holding the otiloe In the hisrory of the 
cit.y. 

The Mayor flrat paid a tribute fo the 
fiiR. "It iH the Kreatoat tlas that the 
world ha.s ever known, '• lie said. "It 
Is biK enough and sufjlciently fortified 
to Rive Khelter to the opprensed and 
down-trodden of every land in 
world. It was huilt on the Ideal 
all men are crea'eL' eciual." 



democracy 1h baHed on Justice, while the 
democracy of the Ruropean countries 
Ik ba.sed on the principle that mighi 
makes rieht. We h.-ive no part in the 
I'Unopean quarrels, and would to God 
tiiat We might continue the development 
that ha.s spelled more liuman proKresa 
In tlie last 10 year.-) than had been 
aecompli.shed in 1!) previous centuries. 

Making Great Strides 

"Through Deaco we have made >rreat 
strides ag-alnst poverty, disease" and 
erinie. Tho em.inclpntlon of 2,000,000 
hoys and (firls under IC. years f.om child 
I labor work In factorle.s and mines Is the 
j greatest forward step since the time of 
WaFhing-ton. The mothers' pension Is 
another advance. In bur oi*n Statto 
until recently, when a widow was 
fo:oe(l to t-ommit her tjhild to an iu- 
.■^tilution. anyone adoptinB that child 
•Kiiif not required to Rive the mother 
any information about it whatever. 
Tlie old age pension is another step that 
Is poiiiing in the next decade " 

ncKardiiifc eommtlsory mililsry ser- 
viee the Mayor said: "There are some 
in America who fear that a powerful 
navy luid a large standing nrmv would 
constitute a menace to Individual lib- 
erty. T'er!?nnally, I believe that a sys- 
ti'ni of compulsory military ."--ervice, 
not in cycean of one year, or poBslivLy 
.■^Ix n.nnths. would result In the devel- 
opment not only of a citizen soldiery 
'■■•■:'. "f a broader and better tvpe of 
.American citizenship," 

Good Land to Li\c For 

In conchislon flie Mayor said: "Anier- 
iea is a good land to live in, a good 
land to live for. and it the crisis comes 
e;ich and every one of us will prove 
that ho bellevas it Is a good land to 
die for." 

On the musical proprrammo were .Mme. 
Jeiin Marlowe, Beryi Gordon, I'ara 
f^apin, .\'. OnhikanoiT. .Tulins Frledn.an, 
(•'lorenco I.,ee. Parolino W. Itlre and 
Kva Ollm. Willimn Tibbets of .South i 
Hoston iliph ISrhool recited Patrick 
Henry's "Give nic liberty, or rIvo mo 
deatli" address, and t'.ladya Swailovy 
of the same school gave two reijitfc. 
tions. 



tho 

that 



Pacifists of 1775 



T'ho .Mnyor said that there weio p„cl- 
flsts at tlio tiino of the American Ttevo- 
Intion, and that Washi.igton had real- 
ized the enormous tank before him to 
llRht the most powerful nation In the - 
Kvorld when a. third of the three millliou ' 
people who iiih.'ihlted the j.'l colonies I 
.were for peace at any price. 

Ueg-ardini' the pres(Uit crisis In the af- 
fairs of •he nalli.n. the Mayor said-, 
"Tiin present period is perhaps" the most 
"rncinl In our liistory. If we are forced 
Into the present war the wheels of jiroR- 
ress will be 'u, ned back half a century. 
We all pray tlint America will continue 
It peace with all the world, but as we 
represent the ({rcatcBt citlizenship in tho 
world In ambitious manhood and pure 
Womanhood, so do we stand as a unit 
liehind our present leader, "Woodrow 
Wnlrson, 

"Our aemocrfccv diftara from the 
rtemocr'jcy nf „;j-y rountry in Eurvpe, 
»rlth »itl»« MUi»ntlon af Vtnxtait, bur 



PROTESTS CASt 
OF MISS^TOBIN 

Mayor Asks Right for Her 
to Return Home 

The refuJii^f. the .htjlUi )fe,„,„ ,,„. 
migration onidal., ai Haiffar, X. p., to 
aMow .'Mi.sp Helen Tnl.iri to returrtMn 'her 
home in Hoalon bos been protested to 
NVashinKlon by Ma.vor Curley. For 4t 
.\cars Miss Tobin resided at S8 West 
Newton Mreet. Hhc T.-ent to Nova 
ScoMa. to attend tho funeral of her 
I'rofher, Michael ToMn. The woman's 
return is blocked by the Immigration 
aulhorlties on the ground that she Is 
a person who is likely to become a iiub- 
tic charge. 

Aciinif in accordance with the stlpu- 
l.itioris of the new Immigration law 
1 niteil stales In(!pEctor Georsc V.. Tol- 
maii St IlsIlfaN rendered the followlns 
liidinj;: "There i.s notliInK contained 
ill the present ImmlKratlon act that al- 
t.aches luiy exemption on the ground o' 
domicile in the I'nlted KtatcB." 

In askinfr AVashlngton to allow MISa 
Tobin to return to Boston th« Mayor 
points ijt that the omdals at Halifsx 
have not prima facie evidence Hiat shs 
Is Uk«Iy to teoom* a public chfr||«. 



LOWER 1*: 
BONDING 
WANTED 

City Council Aims to 
Break One-Com- 

, r — -J ■ — tr^'J 

I — ^' / .' " t/^ /\^ 

A plan for securing cheaper rates 
for (lie bonding of city employees was 
launched at the first budget session 
of I lie City Council yesterday. 

NOW A MONOPOLY 

Cil;.- Auditor Mitchell staled that prac- 
tically all the city employees whose po- 
(Sitiona required bonds had been bonded 
throuBh the National Surety Coropwny, 
ot which Peter J. Fitzgeralfl 1« iha 
agent. The Finance Commtsslon, ac- 
cording to Mr. Mltohell, hud declared 
that It was possible to got premiiim 
rates that were 20 per cent less thaa 
those charged by Fitzgerald's company. 
'1 he Income from this bonding was esti- 
mated by the auditor as about J3800. 
; HurinK the discussion of the council 
the intimation was made that the bonds j 
oi' the company of which I^tEgerald Is 
aireiit were readily approved by th'i ad. 
.'nini.>itratlon. ; 

I'itzKerald is the father-ln-lai* ot 
Irancis I.. Daly, treasurer of the X>eitii> 
ocratlc city committee. 

-Mr. Mitchell stated that up fo iSH ! 
nearly all tiiu liondins of city employees 
was held by the MaasachUBetts Bondlmi 
< 'ompany. 

"In 1914 P. J. Fltrgeralcl. aocoirpanlsd 
by a man whoi-e name I do not r«caU 
came into my olllco and said he wouid 
like to is.sne my bond," said Mr, Mltoh4 
ell. "I transferred tho businesn to hini^ 
There was no particular reason H« 
nskcd for the businesa and the renre. 
.sentatlvo of the Massachusetta Bondli^ i 
Company had not mado a personal vM? 



1'liat was all." 



M fi-R-f^/y, 



CT 



13 



SUMMER 

LENGTHENEK^I 

Now Inclodes L Street Be- 
tween Bridgend Seconidj 

■ ■''* '*^1' "' '•'"« "»'"'» of T. »tr...fP 
1^ '.veen Bridge and Second «f!Sl MJ 
■n-h Boston, fo the name "f 8u,^'4 
"' ^'•"' "PP'-oved by Mayer TSS^j 



e{, was 
1. ■! night 

I'iin riiangt w.a8 Bdvoeat»/« v "* 

Hireot commlBsionera, end -k. ''^ *«.] ■ 
ii.is been renamed Is in airil'l*^ ****! 
tennion of Summer strest, ' ' f« "^ 




t'ommt.saioner of public worka evtdo?ice 
of hlH iiMllty to fullill tho coniiat t. in 
tho reiiuirfd lime iind of his iioK^-iPt^slon 
of IV HUtHcUnil iil:iiil, tho provisloii 
seoiuH to Ije u.sf'rl t)!ily a;> a deterrent 
to prevent, competition by contractors 
i oiit«ide RoPton, wtto aro not awaro r)f 
llin HllKlit importance that Hhmild lie 
riltachcrt to nm-li rcioiremcnto '■ 



LIMIT IS 

EXTENDED cAXHERr 

SUES FOR 
SALARY 

Asks Courts to Pass 
on Mayor's Refusal 
to Pay Hi 



MAYUKOKAIOR 

AT so. BOSTON 



Street Paving Will 
' Be Delayed for 



Mo?lll^' ,19V7 



-am 

Vi»f •• . 

Tltc time limit for tlic coiiipletioii oi 
street (-.aviiiH rotitracts, lotalliiig $500.- 
000, has been extended to .'Jiirnnier liy 
tlie city authorities, atid ihi.s arttoii 
saves contrr.ctors from financial pay- 
ments for faihirc to finish work with- 

i in specified periods. ^^3yor C'mlcy 
approved the cTtension of the tiine. 

At tlie time tliese contracts were let 
objections were raised liy the I'inance 
Commission on tlic ground that the 
paving work could not be completed 

I within the periods specified and that 
the time limit clauses were entered in 
the contracts for the purpose of scar- 
ing away contractors who ivrre not 
in right. 

HELPS (IRANI 

The liigproat contract. Ip that of t'.cr- 
nard K. Grant. Tlla time limit i.s ex- 
tended to .Tul.v 14, liin. A contract 
"or J^.'^.i'OO In Htreet. paving? work was 
liwarded to i;i.-.nt in AofURt. llilS. ilis 
.'ontract called the rcsurfac^in^ of Ti.it- 
leryniarch, llpHch, ('anal, Clinton, 
Cross, Devonshire, I'"uUon. l.tncolii, 
,Mcr(!antile, School, Wa-^'hingfon and 
Alhaiiy HtiectK; llaymarkot and Mc- 
Klnlcy f^iiuart-.-t; Marrii-on and I.>or- 
c!ic.^:t''r a\'*'i;ue.s; Jintl ('oliilnhia road. 
The terms oC the contract called for 
the completion of the work hy Nov. l.j, 
191(;. At thn time the finance coniml."- 
siori declared that the work could not 
be carried out in the lirno specillert. 

Jt wa,s cHtiinated hy the ilnance com- 
mission when tJie limit expired in No- 
veoii^.r *ti''I tlr.'tnt had done ationt I.") 
jicr cent of Die worli. 

Scored by Conimission 

.I:>tr!en Doherty wa.s awarded a con- 
trad for Ki-anile block paving in Ain- 
or.v and \V.i.':hin,i,'ton s-ireeia at an e.x- 
l>endltiiM^ of $]i. ('''(■>. Tiu^ terms callerl 
for the completion of 'he work by Nov. 
ir,, inlfi. Dohcrly'.s lime has oeon i\- 
t(-nfled io .lime :w> l^.xtention lia^ al.'^o 
been ^^r.'infed in I>oherty'.s cotitrjiciM 
for ari], ;,..'; pnvintt on liarwood .Mtri-t i 
and artilicifil sidewalKs in ".■.ir!""^ 
streets. TJie flmt contract was extend- 
ed to .Time 1 and the other to .7nne oO 

At. tho time It expressi'c' crlticl.ini of 
the manner In wltij-di mn'.icipal cnri- 
tracts were drawn, thn tinance ci-i.-i- 
mii^s'O:. said: 

■It Is ai)parent tliat llic contract d;ile 
In tho ma.iorily of contracts is rCK.'ntl 
e.d, after t)io coiiiract Is let, as a mi- 
nor provision tlial nmy he safely dis- 
regarded. AlihoiiKh the notice to bld- 
der't under H-hich the contracts were 
a.dvcrtised contains ii provision that 
the contrttctor should jmJjm It, _ to the 



.Mlison (•Jji^t^^ Catheron, whose 
appointment aS chief probation officer 
of the comity of Sufl'alk, at a salary 
of J-ViOO, met with strong disapproval 
from District .\ttorncy Pelletier, has 
opened a legal battle for his salary, 
withheld by order of Mayor Curley. 

OOINO TO HIGH COURT 

AUliough Che initial action ha.i been ; 
opened In the Suffolk County Superior I 
Court It IK understood th.-it the case will i 
be taken to the Supreme Court at t'le 
earliest possible moment. Interests act- 
ing en C'Jit heron's behalf arc fletennlnod 
to press the suit as .strenuously and as 
rapidly nr, possible owing to the fact 
that he Is now obliged to serve wiUlout 
remnntralion .ttwijijL to {)w Mayoi'jr ac- 
tion in thc'-fase/ I '• gf '*<'—* 

The- suit Just filed in (hs Superior 
Court alms to recover the salary of 
Catheron for .Tanuary, amounting to 
1231. CT. The d"Claratlon f"t.« forth the 
fact of Catheron'H attpolntinent. of his 
serving In the capacity of chief proba- 
tion oltlcer. of his making a demand 
for hb salary and of .'he retirsal of 
the I'oiinty ofliclals to i?..y him. 
II Today, it is understood, .Tames r;. 
l' Carroll of Hopes, Oray, Hoyden * 
Pt-rkin;! and Asststan' ' ,'orporatlon 
Council Joseph I,yons will aiT.iear before 
; a Judgi' of the Superior Court, when, it 
1 Is expected, step.s will be taken to have 
i the case go at once to the Supremo 
i Court. 

1 This done, prompt action will lie 

I sought in order to semre a hearing at 

the earliest possible time. 

'I'he suit is looked upon as a test case 

i as never beforn In ttie history of the 

t county of Suffolk has a, like situation 

"existed. The oeclslott of the Supreme 




1>R. liAl!OU> S. STONE, 
Chairman of tho committee on histori- 
cal exercises of tho ICvacuatton Day 
committee. 



The opening event o.' tho celebration . 
markin,f< the 141st a.iimversar.v of the ! 
evacuation of Tloston by the British 
during the Itevolutlonary war will be 
literary and military exercises held on 
next Sunday night in the Municipal 
building. South lioston. 

.M.ayor Curley will bo the orator of 
tho occasion. Dr. ifarold Stone, chair- 
man of the committee of arrangements, 
has planned to have details from the 
I 'herleiitov.-n navy yard and from the 
Ninth IteginHUit to act as escort to tlie 
Mayor and other perscns participating 
in tho exercises. 

The entertainers will Include Mme. , 
.lean Marlowe, soprano, with Caroline 
W. Rice at the piano; (,'ara Sapin, con- 
tralto, formerly with tho lloston Opera 
Company, with I'^lorenco Leo at the pi- 
ano, .Tullus Friedman, noiod nussion- 
Amerloan violinist- M. Oulukanof, Rus- 1 
sian baritone, and formerly of the Bos- 
ton Opera Company; and Beryl Gor- 
don, lyric tenor, with lOva Ollni pian- 
ist. 

Miss CTladys Swallow will declaim 
"The fianner of American Ilevolutlon 
raising." and Wllllan. Tibbetts will re- 
cite tho famous speech by I'atrlclt 
Uenry. Both are students of the South 
i~.o.sion ]r!,T!! School. Unlforiocd mem- 
bers of the lilgh school battauon wli! 
act as ushers. 

Michael ,T. OT^eary, president of tfte 
South Hoston Citl^tens' Assoolation, will 
proaldo at the exercises. The other! 
members of tlie committee are D. J. | 
(Collins, ,T. J. Murphy, J. H. Means, 3,' 
L. Hughes and Dr. IT. J. Keenan. 



MAYOR APPROVES 

a committee of .s'u,P,e,'i,';r Court loog— JTiBITM'^M'C DC TrnT>UT<K.. 
which has charge of the nppointm^n.'of ^.l**^ !**-.*_'. .^ KETLREMp.W 



Court would ne,'- 



ns trt whetlmr 



probation oincers. was .acting within it^ The retirement, of Uaddernia.n -^VilMam 
rights in appointing Cathcrn ., ,1 m reM '^"'"'k "' '>'n,pa„y 25, Ce, tr^ 
whether the latter. If he holds to hN t ' c. T"";'-'' "'^'^ approved "" 

hy Mayo/'t'orl^y.'"'"''"'" "' ""• ^»'">- -ti^L'A'.'-'r.r.l^^^"'*^"' '-onnors ^^^ 

Mr. Catheron was appointed in De- 
comber and took offlce the first Mond«v 
In .Tanuary. The announcement of h|, 
appointment had scarcely been mkde 
u*roro protests began to develop 



been In III health for some time 




?osT -MAX' i^fO. 

CITY MAY 
LOSE BIG 
BEQUEST 



Charging libel 






«h,„r,.. for Ibo ff«""-„X'CS 
hlni a fair amount <if space. 
: "No, not compared 



with the 



In ihf 

Irrilny the 



in Fei'nV)erton 
iuat what M 



New Clause Found in j.. 
1 Will of Josiah H. 
>enton 



,i Watson saM ho fipolcp. 

PufTnlk Superior Colin yes- ,, ^^g >;ov. so. Asked ,,-^ - „.„,_.„ 
trial of City Councillor <1I<J call Hasan In that speech Wats 
[runes A.Watson's $50,000 suit agains' '■n"^";''^\,^^ ,,,„ ,vhat T call him noj-^ 
lUe Post Publishing Company for loady. In ^'""^f'T'^'^^^ ''' n"! blr'th 
,ll,.oe,] hi.c! hcRan before Judge Krat- '^^Vl^^ JX'X'^oi^^^"^^- bow dtffV 
me and a jury. ^nf iV^s fro.n his r-^ent c^vlron-eiM. 

The hbol alleged .as contained i-^ !-:'^Jr.''L"rtonk I'rnTx .«s with Se 

of the ':;ity 

of anoth.. 



letter written to tlie 



d his c;^ 
PHt It is from his P 
jp tonriv Is proper, 
„ , .- The man Is a toady in 

Post by Henry s^.c^upd better element 
to the exciusion 



acan in answer to alleged atlacki i-ouncll 
" ■ n-embe' 



B( 



ma<le upon him by Watson in a speech 
in Pcinberton s'luare. The letter wa." 
'puhlished in the Boston Post of Dec 
3. 1915. 



and 
iar.lt and file' 
Asked what 
»ten:ent, Wat 



vsielf who repreaent !tn«. 



he 



.'\ clause that \si 
djcqnest made to the 
Library N\as yesterday 
the will nf josiah U. Benton, tor 
\cars trust! ;■ of the library and presi- 
Idenl of the hoard at the time of hia 
death. 



— WATSON'S CHARCil^S 

affect the large I; is allcKed hy Watson that Hapran'fi 

Boston Public letter puhllshed in the Pof>t falsely 

1- J • rlmrced that he (Watsoni had chp.rac- 

discovered ni cnarRta tnai im ,.„,,„„> " 

■--'-ed Uagan as "flub," skunK, 

nhladv, • "wet-nurse" and "ehamher- 

1 " He -.lalmB that the letter falsely 



meant by the better 
leplied that by the 

■■,o^,alk,l h.tter element" he meant 

Mr flmrou and Mr. Colemaft, *ot,. at 

v.-hoiTi opposed Mayor Curley 
"Wnat el-se did yo\i 

hf wjfp ns^ 

fakir 



•all Mr. Haganr* 



■■•i hi! 



fakir because 
- less a bhiff " 



MAY (JO TO TRINITY 

'ria> foriuiie left by Mr. Benton for 
library P'.lrp 
tor uf 1 riiiity Church for the benefit of 



liholf 1 
that h 
that he ■ 
the ci;l?;' 



hitn 
■ft a..^ 



na 



, Watson I with allegations 
a man of low character; 

:iii nnfoi-tnnate Tnau; thatj 
ccnsiflevcd him 



■'\\ oi'., T called him a 
:i my op(,,[Q,., lie's more 

WatPoi, furtcer Ktated he ctiUed Ha- 
- in a " lunkey" for the same reascn he 

'11' d ;,i,.i a "toady." He also called^ 
liui a "^11^..^ top," ho said. ' 

Thought It Trustworthy 

He Kidpl call ITapau a "skunk," ^« 
-aid... no,- ii "chambcrm 



and I 



responslbl'' 



;mld 



will revert to the rec- i that he was mo/. 

and that all resp-c|,ble men 
siiciate with him. 

f, Ihe suit adml 

the publication of Hai,- '5 '''"'''"■ ''"''''' 
that a.t ti.i time 



'tlie poor unless the city boosts its : t^r 

'ly appropriation for the library depart- 
ment. Mr. Benton stipulates that the 
clly .-.h.ill provide each year at least 3 
per -erit uf the total amount available 
foj- all cii\' departments from taxe^ ( 
ajaj iiiconio. 

I'lo' lotal amount last > ear was $li'».- 
l^.^.'.lXKl. 'I't-e nbT'ar>' appropriation was 

ttoo.iiSo. CM tv.i.TW less than the H per 
coat speciMed bj- ^^^. Benton, ^fhe total 
amoum available for departments fhia 
vear will be about J16„i0r),iV:i. To meet 
Ihe demar.d contained In Mr. Benton's 
will, the city would have lo provide 
nearly .$r>(iO,i)iiO for the lihrarv depart- 

( ment. But In the ISIT budget the totel 
amount for the library has been entered 
as $4:i,nO0. , 

r>uriMK the last 10 years the annual | 
appropriations for tiie library bnve been ' 
short more than ?L'0.,»10, the an>i;unt that 
.\lr. H<-iitoii 'J ;; per cent would caM for. 
Mavor Curley last niRht admitted that 
lie was in a >iuandar\ as to how th^ 
city ^hould a't ii\ the matter. He de- 
/^Ined to discuss the new developments 

ft) the beipiest. sayinR. "T can make nrf 
statement ttiuil I have threshed out the 
mattof with Clly Auditor Mitchell. I 
;-hall confer with him tomorrow." 



pn-t to 

i'he i'oBi's answer 



rational 

nd mentally sick; ''■!^^^^,^ ,^,^,,^,, „ ,,.. „ 

knave than a fool, thj|,u about llagan 1 

^Vat.^on 

,^ riaRan 



:id" or "wash 



replied that 

bankrupt. 1 

fi-rred to Insolvenc; 

■1 wa.s speaking 

tasan ,i,f,„B.iit irustwortby.' 



ever said any- 
liriiiK a bankrupt 
he never called 
ml he might have 
,- proceedinRb!. 
on information I 
r~>oc " sa s tiiar ar ii.*^ m,,.. ' "'"v liioti.cnr \ru?it w>! v(i% . ' said the wdtness. 
and Watsoa were both memhms (ft vlil ,., ,.,.iticlsed him for tryliiK to settle 
citv Council, Watson beinp: a candidati ,,,^ af'airs of ilie city when T had been 
for" re-election; declares that Watsor ,„|^; ,ii,,re were insolvenc?- proceedlnpB. 
bad asked the Po.st for newspapor sup., j^.^^, j-j^gn ,(,1^1 Haeran had had buBl- 
nort- that Watson had complained tr,,,,,,^ dlftlcuitles by a man named Prank 
'he Post because ho said not enmigi; T-,,,„-ns. I thouphi my allusion to the 
<;naco had been Riven 10 his Bpeeches;,,|.j,,g^ .^^.^f, j,j- ntino! importance." 
tirat the Post reported his Pemberton t-,, 
^-ouare speech, and that Hasan had re-„,^, , 
imcpeed the publication of his letter of, 
ricfence; that a political cann-alKn was 
on and that the publication of the le nor 
was privileged and that ^) '''''"" "^'^l] 
wards requested the Post for additional 
reportimr of hls speeches. 

Didn't .'Heen Hagan 
Tames .V Watson was the flt-st to 
,;,f"f'. ,,„ ^ai,i be llvod at ?« Thom- 
to„ street Roxbnry, had been 
man for the nyer Supply Company 
Cambridge about two 



trial will be resumed today when i 
oss-exami c.atioti of \\'Ht<?on -w^u h#» 1 
ntinucd. 



salea- 

ot 

years and is a* 

ty Council 



^\■hen 
(on sMUure mce 
be had in his 
or 



WATSON 
i TRIAL IS 

cTADTrrk 

JliilVliJIi 

Councilor Sues Post 

for $50,000-t::- 

MBH 



present a member of the 

' rpteatloned about the Pember- 

tluK. WatsoTi denied tha, 

speech called Hagan 1 

•wasblady" or a "fh'"rt^'^"""''^„"., "' 
mlBhl have called him a "fluiikey le 
aid h t ,Md not call hl.n a "nub" o 
.;• skunk." Neither did Ite call Hapat 
a "wel-ntir-e.' lv< "aid 

"r>id yon call b^tn a toady.' he wa, 
;tsl\ed. 

••V,.« T think I did • 

"Hid' voti call htm un- \merican? 

■1 michi have, T wan' *" H""''' 
,l,al-I mlKht have said his conduct, 1. 
n,v opinion, was un-American, 

"Hid vou speak of his having P-.c 
habits at the City (^Inb at any time 

"No, sir." 

"What did you nay 

"T think I 'lid sav tbat 
Irc't mlKht be 



TREMONTST. 
AS WHITE WAY 

Petition for Extension to 
Pleasant Street 



UMT 



hl0«l. 



nil 



Du- 



lllf 



patrol wagon, and tliat wr 
i.,,f ., r.-.t.ii roiild rrot anink 
kon homo \n 



a ui^^i «'-v . -. ■ __ 

,',\.;'''v,.\;,rt it was all rlRht. I didn't 
allude lo Mr. HaRan." 

"Pb, y.n, over say that Mr. Hagan 
w.-.a baiikrupt live times?" 

•■Xo. air, 1 did not." 

He Called HaRan 



^Jg 



What 

IS.-B*amined hv AUprncy Edmund 



A petition asklng''thk»T|fen»ont stredt, 
from BoylBton to Pleanant,^b« made t. 
"whi'e way" and be tmrfaoed with 
smooth navlngr of a quality equal to that 
section 01 Tremont street extendln* to 
ScoMay srina-'*e. was fllAd ot rMfv U»ll 
yesterday by i^'torney Daniel J. 'Kltoyf 
acting for the rtpresentatlveB of |J6,- 
000,000 In property hoMln^s. ' 

The petition polnLi out the numiMtr tfi 
theatres, hotels and olttoo bulldinn 1* 
The section for which Impiovamtint W 
asked. 



JOlEfW'"*^^ 



\i01W' 



IN BUSKS 
TO HELP W 



,te from «"; f ^I^ ^^ ^^ oual Con- „„„„,, „l,>.i-ans .ai^J ^^,^ v- 

^strict to tV.Luol' aK'un- A« he „„„Hal, ^^'">^ ^'''^ f^^HontuKiou^ ««' 
ventlon. h=^^,.,. ."-;!,„ ,-estcnlay ^vith L,„t olTcn- ♦'.' J;™'^.;' .tnnuti City l'o«- 
wa« I'.'av.nK ^ ';^ ,':'", ^,t,i„inK about „^,,tmenl ot the Cmcmn ^^,.^^., 

-:i:rt!::Cenaea a,., .ith the^ ^^^^ --.iatm..^-s ,.t ^ 

;:::;^: :::;'rr-^u h^".-, - -^^-^>;U.ayo._cuHey;« -i^;^^^^,^,„,^m.- 



"■■''■>^ ^^" ' , ,, ' w roiiiK to make; ,;,,.,, Boston of '"«■ "^^ » ,,,,,ter meiera 

Of Potatoes •' ^ ^^. 






to 



, ■ ,. ..f thV'T'onstitiitional Cnn- 
"^r s nc of the .iiKoili..! 

asinrants for "".■'"',, ,^> institution 
fence at the tci-n. HK of tl,. >n ^^^^^^^^ 

"■^ tho -con. '->u.. ■ ,,^i,ii^,„t 

;:r.;::=^co— on-;..; 
-rMo;;a:fy^:..;;;':i;..sa^mo,-nin. 

""' w'a«oci".ho'v.-ioe of iU. only ,,« „enort to. -...vm, Pa.u.. - 

sev.ously -f^^^'^ '" ^^ „^,^ ,..„Kuncu .-lose Booner. 

'ood coninioilii.v wUnJi ... 



I viol 

;t 



Being Made 
Settle Strike of 
Fishermen 

n, an aucnil't to <-ik1 i'l- 
i,;n's strike, which, it is icav 



v,.;o-. il"- ^l^"^ 
,;a"an.lnot as,. 
,1 f(,r mor« t 
no.,, or ,luly. ^- n;e 

-Vthr^;;..;::; 

is fluirgn.p: moi-e th. 



;,,1- L-OmiJ" 



,(i wi'ih 



will !)e <iOicl<ly 
,„.t<n- will be 
a- iii'tei 
U,5or aocs not 
^v lolitiea. lie 
trust, wlii.'li 
., ,n.-iei- tl>i« 
l-isi ye^ir. 



lish. 



city on.oia.. >'■■'- ,, Council to 
GOO members ot the t ty „ . 

select a successor <« •'•""'' , ,,, ,„„._ 
.vlto resigned tout- mon ago as, ,^^ 

:r;;--^i.^-":,r':.,t^it 

nicrcused to $7500. 



Thp move follows a con- 

^""'"""•vcsufdav vnen WiUia.n H- 
ference vcstouay j^^^^. 

Brown, secretary °\ !'%t i„„ ,vas 
land coast F-hertrntn s ^m . , ^^^^^ 
called before I;. ^-. '>'•''"' 

Andersini. ,..|ll..d vos- 

Tho strike was .orowlb. a ;^^^,,, 

terdav, and more tbati - ' ' 

^r^ -Gloncester ^"'ned t he „W st.d. ^,^.^^_^,^ soil.e, .-h. 

Gertrude Ainbe.tde. a, . M-^^ ^,,^^^ m . ^^^ ^^_^^j „,iven w.th a a 

Yochelman. both of e ^^- ,;,^. -^'^ .^.„^ The Kleetion Comtn ss oa > ' 
M„,be,s- 1-^^'-,,,; f,,^ the May-;:U ,bey are deddedlv nncontfo, .able 
Koewe, jr. M'- "'''', ,p,„.,^sented L, ,.;,,(, .vitltont a saddle. 
or that the V''"" " Tbev ■ sked tb-l K^ A ti - '7 ' ^ f ' ^ 

;;Z'S---?yr"' '■■'■ - 

thi« l.s not done. 

"-^ '--.r la^^^der for 
;nai. nehad.e j^.^j 



7 Uv t the connuittee re,aes,.n er ,„ ,idc wtuottt, ., ...^..^. ,,^ ^..^ Museunt. 

^Oo\^' crsonsinall. 'i''--^' ■- V • i M >i '? ' 7 ^^'^ uo, to being ce 

f'{:Z:::1^^^^^^^-^h^ the MA^ :0R^S GATE^access^^ -,:^, 
H?t he;', i^ Ukehhood of .^000 e lul- ^^^^, ^,„ „,„euc^ ot more t"-; '■ I „,« and eun bo 

ti^utL kept honte from scboo. '^ mo.db. As .-t. Se.^ -^,ek M^^^^^^ -^ ^U^- ---!;', 



t. S... . - ,.... - . ■ 

I M..V01S on ire has, returned to his^ 
,l,.R.Kalion I ■ J ,,„.,. lus absence he .sulfere.i 



-„,,,, of rice- and Un.t be had se- 
cured P^t^'^f "';=';";,., vor .s uol al.. 
under ibe la« ^ '^/ ; j^^ „,,, „f the 
owed to K'o •';'", '"„":. ., private 
laic of f"™'"'""^ ;^ieoO(, towbleh 
^Iti^enhehas ,a,t ' n^y ^j^^, 

, ,ikp. amonut has been adm , 

r w <;• \ Hacon. 
"■'""•^^ . riie and .snpar will be 
sliced on sWe at S.30 Mono.: 

ns 



.Kg „^pprlencR ci'j three opcratiouj^ in 
uieCity .Uos;.lial ,. -? ^^ \ f 

Su„t. l.->ed .1. lineelund of lUr I'ob ^ 
lie. Buildings Uept. is havmK a hard 
,l,ne compelling tl-.e elevator operatm.s 

.„ ,„,, Aon.x to kM„ the doors of the 
..|,.\-.,1,H-; rlosed \\iaie in luotaoi. I ue 
i.isoc.aors wlio rcecuiiy la- 



nor 



, ctcd the- flcvat.as iiu- 



no 



, ,.„ i-a,ietc<l tlK- f icvaioi.-. ....--..■■■ 
, ,. '■ .'umid ! rule beiu« strielly oo.servcd 
_ Htorc and to'- <'■""""' 1 ,,,. „.,„„ r,>fr..v In so busy 

'•h'p"-'"f-..-"i>-r';; 



laser win "'■ , , ,.„. 

"chairman or the school dti 



".Joseph i^ee, y™;;;';;;;.„i„„ ,nnt un 

(,,,gislati)ro i.assel an a.. 



tlie.se 

re'nowinp; vld ncMuaiatauces that 

■ f„l tl.o .-.li^a.t 1. re;. oil 



provide 
)n Itlj;! tlie j 
t permitting 

'^'«'^''"";"towns to pr..^ide food for 
:U.les and tovsns I- ._. ^,„-,,,,,t 

,,^,001 '=>",7:V ''.'Liority Of the 
-'■•^•^■""Tvoted'to accept thi-s act. 

voters o£ B^ton. 



lie has not noli 
i|- the rules. ^ _ j 

.,.,„, „,.(;, a, ot the l-cBislalnre la! 
>,r„ins; down the fivcmeti'a one-day- : 
,f,-..in-tUree. bill will not legally pre- , 
•,>ut (lie Bo.ston uny Conned from! 
ncreat^lns; the day.s off m fh-en.en or 
naliir,'? buch a recommendation to 

1,„ \piyor or Viro i V,n)missa)ner. -as 

,;„ lefiislntive bill 1=^ a Slate afratr 
iml the present law pernntu ot a -lly 

cKUlatinK -thcxvoriiiug houra^ot Its 



IFIEII) HOSPITAL 

j IN THE FENWA\ 

Mayor Makes Suggestion to Dr. 
Harvey Gushing 

,„ ., „,t,.,r addres^d to \>r. Harvey 
,„,;■„, of .be Pe..r Bent B.a.ham 
iiosnitai, yesterday. ^h.yor C.t e 

liuspit.d in tno permiltmi,- 

;i.;a!:!i nurse, in proi-uatiou tor .ny 

"";:;"ttt:ft i.,-, cusi.ut. ts as toi- 

^°T;r-^:ve tins day re<tn6^>l_tl^cbaU-^^ 
man of the I'aik '-■■'^";";,,^,,,^„g „t 

liospital. ibe ' »' j opinion 

'"^ "'''';"";„um of he Comn.ission, !. 

,.rt,.r ..en. ...ifeham Kf""P« f . ''^"1;!; 
'-« and can ^l^X^^^:i^L 

-:;:SiyLr-r^o:^ve'u-woui^ 

l^;;-rw;ubohe,da,tU,eomceoftl,e 

•^':!?Co"^'i^ed';Ahe ehairtnaa 

■ „f , ' Comn.issiott the advi.ahihty of 

„n«te plunk wa.k. that it is eus- 

.•Vn lay nnnn-ally ht the ptivks, 

tomari to lay if this is 

.1,., iniid in riuestlou. and. n uus 

on l">'.l»"'^;,';„',,,„^i,ie an artmivablt 

I done, n "l"" :,_;jj,,j, hospital area, ai 

Burii<-.lent in mnniier n 

nf :ipiii'o,xlinHtely 6i),00l 



in till 



tlie. walks 
cnyei- itr. a 
.scp fl." 



MC '.'ir.-lt 



■'S'/\'i 



9 9 



■Bosiofi 's Health Expert 
! Wallops ''King Potato 

«o l.uvv i„ IVnu,] \'alue That Half Peck a Day Would Be 
Needed foF Sole Diet 



I"-. I'-rar.fis X. Mahoiiny, chairman 
«t the Boston Board of Health, today 
'al-es a wallop nt hia malpstv tho 
POTATO. ■ ' 

I Dr. Mahoney lian not liocu awed by 
, -Ing Potato'.s recent e/fort to push 
a way Into the sociery of rare Ke.ma. 
He sa.v,s the potato, tha ol^ln. every- 
i^-i-y. unBarniiiliofi "spud.' naa been 
grossly exasperated ai,<l mteunder- 
fctood In lood value. 

llo say.s the poiato h.TS the lowest 

jVaiiifl us to proteld.s and carbohv- 

|d Kites and that its table use here "i.s 

iiJH to an old Virginia habit formed 

•" the sixteenth century." 

What's more, Boston's health ex- 
pert .■iay.s. •'potatoe.'! are a sort of fash- I 
ion, adding; "Wo think we cannot I 
n:iye a .substantial meal without them, I 
but as a matter of fact, thev ma v be 
absolutely eHmlnated, with no lo.ss of 
tood value, provided Wo have a well- 
Dalanc(id diet of other thing's I 

TWO SHII,I,I\G.S A POlJlVn. ' 

"And pri'se,;it prices are not thn first 
jln tho career of potatoes. Hl.'story 
irepent.q Itself. Despite the rate of 
I Ave cents for little more than a ""und 
today. I nnd that In the reiK% of 
James I. they ivere such a luxury that 
ithey coat two ahllling:3 a pound, and 
I were loolied upon a.s a Kenulnc 'deli- 
oacy to bo compared with frog's logs 
and strawberries in the 'Winter sea- 
son. 

"In the day.-^ of James I., howe-^er, 
potatoes were a (f.arden product and' 
unknown In the voKetabln Hel.I. Now, 
with an annual crop of two hundred 
riiiUlon bushels in the United ."-ilateH. 
we may well question the cause.s for 
■sendiniir ti;e price of potatoes soaring j 
into unrea.'^on.ahlc realms. 

"Let ua ap.oraise the potato at Its 
face value. As a food it contains only 
3 per cent. proteid.s. a little more than 
20 per cent, starch, and more than Vu 
per cent, water. 

"I'omparlson with the followljifir Hat 
of substitutes will show that the po- 
tato has the lowest food value both as 
to protelds and carbohydrates: 



have to take each day in order tr- pret 
the minimum quantity of nrohdda 

w"u1d";o"''\'!'« <""'"> "<^ «"ta' "Od 
PoundsMn '"•'■■' '^'■■"^ '«" to t^'«lve 

POCK."'""- "'"* "^""^'^ •'« "bout half a I 

;'-\ pampiiiot issued by .he B„re«„ 

New YoHc '^,7,''''\,B<iucation of ,he 

fflves by Mat ^ 1"'^^^' nepartmr-ni 

I ?lsit?n^'^hmrseke'' '^''"'''f"^ l^iftman, 

the rmt", \i i ' "^ ""'1 dietician of 

wholesome meals: -"^'ple out 

Co,,,!'""""" "'"' ^"\ nna Su,.,r 

^^1 Bread nnd Butter 

Boiled ',',;'Si„,"^»" "lar'^ro.-,, r;.„,, 

Suppor *"'■"" """I"'" 

Br<..d and T!,,,*^'' ^•^ ''""%, 

nre„.f„„, ^'""« ''■■■'- 

Dinner ■^""'* 

B;di,.r Fish „j:il Potator, 
tiroor] ;,n,i lliitter 

Huppfr 

BoilP,! R|c« 

Bll«r nn,l Cinnamon CWiles 

Rnvik'ast 
Ilomlay will, .mi,;, „„^ -„_,,,. 



'■M.'(r.in-.i1) 



p,,t/i fries 

Rk-S ..■.••:>,•, S 

Means • • cS 

Pean 2,1 

Hye Flour 11.5 

Wiiciit Pl)nr JO 

Hn(*k«>.*lient Flour., fi.5 

MacjiriHil ........ W 

I!yeT».'ad B 

Dili'il KruU, 2.ii 



Protelda Pat h; 



nrho- 

ilrivtes W'Sler 



0.3 
0,5 



ai.r 

70.5 
5.S 



72.,') 
"n.r> 
•fi).,'; 
(1,1. 



T.'i.fl 

1.1 

n 

u 

33 
l.-i 
1:1 

43 
:i(r 



Cocos 

r)ir:n,.- '^'""" 

Mi«: st,.w with Vfg»ia!,!c, 
-NooJlo l'.,,|i,1hif; 
Supper 
„ Potato Sduo 

nroRkfnst 

I-arlna wit), Mlll< and Hue-ir 

'""" Tii:,.- 

Uliini-r 

Bal..1 Potato i,s,c«,,,'d ni,.^4'su.>ve,i r,.^., 

i At».aro„, and Ch«..;."""" ' Br«,v ,nd nntt« 
Urcatfas'. 

I Oalmnr,! with .Mill; and Srr-- 

I '"''"" ,, Toa,t" 

j Ihnnr-r 

Stewed r*nt)l,, ^^^ ^ ^ j,^,,,, ,„, ^,,,,,^_, 

Coroa ■^'"•=ii''I>^tl ni'.v""rnd Tomalor, 

., ' > inETrb; f ail 

S'.ronUfnwt: 
rv,rn:n'-al ana ^:!!U 

V. .^ ., I'Inner 

Baked .\piil''s 
Nuppor 
'.ream of Tomato Hon:- 
..TT- - Hn^a.1 and Tlntl-r I 

Uiioer no circumstance.'! la thte 
potato worth ,<4 a bushel when ric- 
and macaroni, with a food value 
almost four times as great, have a 



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II 1 I 111 *..!" 11,1. ,>ll 

And when , we consider that the 
averaffe worUinRman requires daily 
not Ie.s.9 than four ounces of proteid, 
two ounces of tat and from seventeen 
til (Ifrhteen ounces of starch or carbo- 
hvdratefl, it is plain that the food 
"f lue of the potato has been largely 
,cr-e3timated and th;it It can ho dis- 
pensed with with no great loss to 
auythlns li"t our palates, 

HM-r \ I'Kf K A WtV. 

■li, i].,i ;i!Miii'ii roport of Trie -Vlittu- 
g;in Ktaie Hoard of Ilcilliv for ti;,. 
year ISs'J, It Is claimed th:it If (m,. 
shoulil attenif/t to live on iiot.'Ur.ci 
only, the welKlit of fooil ili.n )ic would 



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MY FAVORITE SPORT IS HORSE RACING 



_J 



By PATRICK O'HEARN. 

Athletics should be a part of thft 
life of every business man. There 
arc- many men prominent in the af- 
fairs of the -world who declare that 
they are unable to devote anj* of their 
time to sports on arcount of the 
pressing rareg of business. But If 
tais type of citizen planned his work 
properly, ho would probably find a 
^ay to take part In some branch of 
athletics. 

I am perhaps as busy as the aver- 
age man of today. I am building 
commissioner of the city of Boston, 
president of the Hibernian Savings 
Bank, a director of the Old South 
'^ru.■^t Company, vice-president ofths 
Massachusetts Co-operatlvo Banli 
and a member of the Elks, KnightB 
of Columbus and Foresters, but nnv- 
ertheles.". find time for athletics. 

I take great delight in being si 

director of the norchester Driving 

As L KUDi 1 Mil prisii ill of that organlzatinn, I Ivave been active 

Us ailairs. If other business men would also become interested In 

some form of athletics, they would be better abJe to retain their youth 

and vitality. 

My favorite sport. Is horse racing. I have been interested in turf 

events for twenty years. During this time I have owned and driven some 

fast steppers. 

Not Boy (2:071/4) was the greatest horse I ever owned. lie did his 
best work in 1906 before I purchased him. He was the loading money-wln- 
nmg troter of that year and captured no less than iive of the important 
stake events, tht- classics being the Massachusetts, Charter Oak Ohio 
Trannsylvanla and Walnut Hall. 

After I purcliased Nut Boy, ho did some brilliant running at th« 
Franklin Field Speedway. He equalled the record of 1:01 for the f peed- 
way course, while ho covered a nuarfor mile ir twentv-ei^hf seconds 



Cl 
In 





drove Nut i-toy in most (;f iiis races in tlio Dorchester IJriving Club meet- 
ing.s. lie was a spirited horse, but that face gave me many thrills which 
are r^i'shed by real horsemen. 

Carl C. was another trotter that I raced In many events. Carl C. was 
T\^\. quite as fast as Nut Boy, but nevertheless lurued In some Iilgii-claBS 
performances on the turf, 

J have two automobiles, but I prefer driving a thoroughbred over a 
race cour.so to going out for a spin In one of my machines, i 

I believe that our boys, as well as their elders, should take a keen In- 
terest in athletic.?. I have taught my clilldren to take a lively Interest In 
tiean, wholesome sports, for by doing so I know that they will bocomo 
better citizens. My son, John P., Is In athletics at St. John's Prep. My 
other.ghlldren, Edward, Margaret, Catharine and Mary, also enjoy healthy 
amusements. 

H;»HobaIl, of course, Is tne sport that appeals to most people. I have 
always been an enthusiast over the national pastltce. I plaved It as a boy 
and am still able to do a fair Job at covering first base. First base Is my 
favorluO position in baseball. It is prubabiy uecaasc ! tvas iilways able ta 

catch almost any kind or a ball that was thrown In my direction. " " 

I consider baseball a great sport.. I enjoy attending big league ball 
gamsa. On account of my numerous business affairs, I am unable to wit- 
ness rr rny games. Baseball makes men and boys keen and fair. By play- 
ing tha game our youths are developed physically. They are also taught 
not to take an unfair advantage. A flrstclass ball player is as fair and 
clean a man as we have an)ong us. 

Old Cy Young and Johnny Evors are fine examples of ti:e modern ball 
player. Young lostod In baseball for many years because he lived properly 
Kvors is BtlU a great ball player after years of hontrable aervlce on the 
diamond. 

t 'to not recommend golf as a sport for the poor man or the poor man's 
eon. It is a pastlmo primarily Tui ths r!."h T;; bo proficlev.t •■» "-"'f .. 
boy or man must play the game about three times a week. This is" often 




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Being the Letters of 

A CITY HALL REPORTER 

TO HIS PREDECESSOR 



Sunday .N'ighl. Mai'ch 4, 1917. 

I-'' HI Mike: 

I 'i"k Mrs. h'e\o and tlie two little 
i'ltcs m, to Uip Auto Show laal night 
i.o study the High Cost of Flivviiig. 
She was fnilnatod with one loiir- 

uiK 'HI- with an aluminum linish. 
She aaki shed buy it if somo genius 
would only invent a motor that will 

run on dishwater instead oC fcasoline. 
1 wasn't hueresicd in the '■Speed- 
around I'llR-lit" with Us alitmlnum 
iluiNh. I was locltii,^ r<,i a "Wool- 
woi lb f''i\(-/' wliicii is an autonio- 
'dle with a "nieliid" linish, but I 
rnuldn't (Ind one. 

While Mrs. Pete was .■.drniring a 
wiialc of a his liMiiiusine that in 
euuipped with eiectrif liuhls, liot 
water heal, storm doors, 'nmhlria- 
tioii i-ang-e, ■ oak 'loors, liascment 
laundry, set t\iti3. sarliaRe idiute, a 
''onservalory, a oinocle parlor, huiit- 
in china closets, tile loof and janitor 
ser\-ico, the price being not more 
llian one-seventli ot the national 
d-lit, I humped Into your old pal, 
Jim C'iillaiian, the iiolitical oracle. 

Talked an Earful 
He gave me an earful on the may- 
oral flRht that made an auto sales- 
nian seem suffering from locloaw 
l'.\ I'onipai-ison. Which ia going .-^ome, 
Iiecause I honestly believe the reason 
the average automobile runs so 
beautifully is because it hasn't got 
the heart to break down after llsuui- 
ing to all the nice tliinss the sales- 
man and demonstrator said about It. 
.Mm was full of political dope, as 
full as a Chinaman who has been 
leading against the bamtioo so loni;- 
tl;at he has enough opiuTn in him 
to bat .4IKI in the Yen Hock league. 

"Do you know who Is going to he 
the candidate that ^^ill run against 
('urley?" ho asked, whispering mys- 
te'iously into mj- eni . 

I U.ugbert. not at hi.< foolish iiucs- 
tion, but because that funny look rug 
nmstacho that makes him look like a 
WRlru.s tickled my ear. 

"My guess is Tom Kenny." i llnally 
aliswered, "because I am i»iisiti\e 
tliat Storrow \\il! mu .-onseut to run 
because of bis poor health.'' 

"Wrong, old top." lie said, "Wrong, 
as usual. " 

"Weil, how about .llm Oallivun'.'" 
] continued. "He told a friend of 
mine in Washington two weeks ago 
that he will run If Fitz will back 
him and If C.oorKe Ticlden Tinkham 
does not run, as he knows that if he 
and Tinkham both ran against Cur- 
lc\ citber Cnrlcy or a fourth candi- 
date -.vould win ■' 

Kelihcr the Man 

■",\ r'ing agiiiii. be chuckled. "John 
A. Keiiiicr is tlic nuin"' 
1 nc.-iii\- collapsed. 
••llnw dc >ou dope that out?'' T 

"^'-Well "cll start on the .rssuinr- 

,i,,n f'll I'ob Win.wr and Kidder, 

reabodv w-.U '"^ ^vith (^i-'l-'V." '"■ 

'„id ".u.d that leaves lun Storrow 
nod l.ce. Higginson 



Curley." he 
Tim Stoi 
to be wlHi Cur- 



lev s opponeni. 

i inlerrul>ted hun 
A-^-Qur assumptions are aoouL «.-. 
', , .,. the young man who ar.- 
'i mat Im was a ndlllc aire, ' 

d'''""*-. ' „,^f K/o'iiId iilttmate- 



had .lust 



meV would uUlnittte- 



' \\ marrv bini and witii the furti'.ci- 
ns^^ijiiipli"!'. tlial iier uncle in New 
Zealand would die rich and lea\e 
bi.^ fortune to her." T said. 

The sarcasm bounced off bis back 
like a lioked Viean off a battleship. 

"KelDipv could pull a stronger gang 
viit,. than Kenny," he continued. "He 
woo ilic iioifi'lence of Storrow by 
the fail oianner-.'iU Ihincs consid- 
. red. of cours! — that he handled the 
Si'inow nioney wlien he ran for 
]i,a.. c;' III- is a friend of Ned Bil- 
linps and is .lose to Charley Bax- 

t'T.'' 

Salesman Lov'^-.J oiii^k 
I wriicd uic '..rchead ami gl.-mcert 
appiciicnsivcl.v at Mrs. Pete. ShB 
was talliiiif' to a salesnuin. wbo 
l.aik.al sliidi enough to sell coal in 
C.cbcnn.'i or telescopes t.. the inmates 
(,r a blind asylum. I was afraid 
she »icdd give him our address and 
Ibal be wou.d seiul bis I'J-c-ylindercd 
lioule\ard Boat nut to the house f"i' 
a demonstrati(.n. Tim auto was as 
big as the cottage I live In. If the 
neighbors c\cr saw Mrs. Pete riding 
in it tbe>'d swear l.wa'-. a bttfglar. 
I g.a bon'ic ...o ialc n..w at night tliat 
S..1I1C oi' tiiciit fuspc.-t me Id" living a 
p.H-ch-climhcr. 
f!ul Callahan i onid not l>c slopped. 
■■|Mil ^■ou knew that Cnrlcy ' -, r-0 
scared of Kelibei that he has o^•ered 
liivri fi\e Hiff'u-eni ioh.= . including that 
,;■- jnnchasing agent and fire com- 
uiissinuer. He wants to get liim out 
of the w.i.c lip on a shelf. Keliber 
(allied c\eiy (.'fcr down cm1,| turkey. 
Wbv '.' Urcaiise i,e knows what'.? 

Ul' ■ 

1 locked icut of the corner of my 
eye. .MiH. 1'ete was weakening. Si e 
was asking how much tires cost for 
tlir Boulevard Boat and that's a sure 
sign that an Auto Nut i.s loosening. 
Ciahtiing her by the arm f fled, and 
for all ,1 know, Callahan is still 
t, liking keliber 

Telephone for Dead A\an 

,^a\-. .Mil<i\ do .'on remcanber .1 .\ . 
(',.' igrcw. the -iii-.crititendcnt ot 
l.arks, who (]r(\ fn'e or six .v'carr 
ago': .loliii n Shea lias his .inb 
new, 1 dis-^o\ci-ed .\-estPi-'ia>- that the 
cit> ,■■.;■ Hfistnn is stiil pa^drig p'^r- 
f.'cll.\ good monc> to the telephcpff 
conipan.\' to carr.\- bis name on the 
telephone list. 

t* >oii'\c got a ielepbolie bnnk 

loiil; no page T,:!! in tlie latesl ii-siie 
;,:\,' \ oil will find ".1. .\. rettigrcw. 
Res,, .laltiaica -tr.T " If Ilt.tt i.sn't mn-. 
niclpal efficieiic .-, wiial is'.' 1 called 
lip the telephone compan,\'. and 
learned that each .^ear since i'etti- 
grew filed the eit\ has paid n inil 
to earr>' his name in the telephone 
l.onk If the int\- keeps it uji lnan.^■ 
nioic .Ncars, it wotild ha\-e been 
cneat^ei to l)n,\ him a niontiment 

Tali< about dead men on the 'cot- 
in« lists and oT> the pa ,\ rolls! \[ov('. 
i , a dead man carried in the tele- 
libiiiie dirictnr;. with thp-.blll for it 
aiu'i'oved rcpeatedl> by the Park 
..nd Hecrcation nepartmenf. 

i>o,;you remember ymmg .Milton A 
Stone of Roxbury. who looks like a 
cToss het'Acen Adoni.s and Fraiicl.-i a. 
Itnshmnn. and who ,\chie\-ed cmisld- 

fVglit on thf. Rennbllcnn ticket ag.iinst 
' fllamond .lim" Timilty In.sl fall? 

I :n nondeilng If that flKbt ir.av 
pit imvsi given him thp iti 



„„„ „.. amou.its to a whoi?«;^f ■ 

-- ""-■^' '""e.".,^rcd" >.y "'^ 

S,:'^U;ho;i.r"As.0Clati0U.0£ B«- . 

burv- lant week. This associauon is 
a powerful one, composed o"- "" 
dr.-ds of mcmbera with hlgli ^<'^^f'". 
Ideal.-,. It is absolutely non-P"""^*! 
and any member who tries to t^o"^"; 
a meeting into a ReP"'>"«*" J »' t 
g.'ts very i^roperly and P""'"""*'?! !?! 
upon and .squelched, which 'nakes me 
a strong rooter for the St. Alphonsus 
.\.ssoclation. i,i„,^lf 

1 figured Stone would get hlrns«lE 
into a jam soovier or later, """^f",'* 
he Bent out press notices^ '"'""\,»v« 
I Itepublican Clul) he ch'.lrr.s -';' .,,,^ 
organized with 800 members, id"'*" 
to see the SOO, as a num.ber o^t t^o*« 
I whose names ho made P'^"'"',. ^„ 
1 , , II ,^^ that tte first they 

knew'ilc "joining wa,s when tli^y ^e- 

: eeived a notice that they were either 

"officers" or ••membern." I KUJ»s 

Stone's "members" are like «oo-Uoo 

members. I've tried In vain for years 

i to nnd out what rlghta a meinoer ot 

the C.ood Government Association 

' has except to read circulars sent to 

, him by Bob Bottomly, and 1 haven i 

i found out yet. 

' The "Tomahawk Rifles" 

Former President of the Common 
Council Tim Connolly blew in to see 
me Friday afternoon. He wanted me 
to write up something about his 
"Tomahawk Rifles," his new organi- 
zation of preparedness. There's ai. 
kinds of preparedness, even pre- 
paredness against impending national 
probil'ition. ,, 

"Sac. I'ete. write something nice, 
he said "l^io- onflne youraeK tG 

describing ho • ..1-our members ar8 
inustled in. a' .)ut our bottle-scarred 
veterans, and our plans for harbor 
defense affecting schooners and bars. 
We consider cannon balks as well as 
high-balls, and we'd he drilling our 
recrui's now. only we haven't got 
any riPcs ' 

"^^ ell I mi. if tl 'J ,v....,i. . 

Rifles haven't got any rines, havo 
they got any tomahaxvks? If they 
have, they might raid the theatre 
."It and get after the ticket scalp- 



ers. ' 1 
■.\'o, 
print 



^aid. 



Icie's a good one you can 
tliougb." he said. "Write 
about Ropr> ■e.itati'.e John Ij. Dono- 
\an, the Kins of Chinaiown. 1 made 
him a colonel, and he tried to enlist 
four Chinaniem Wl-rRE going to 
exT>el bim. 1 think." 

I wonder if Connolly think.s I'd 
publish such bunk? 1 didn't even tell 
my editor. The last time 'I fold 
the office about a meeting of the 
T(unahawk Rifles, they sent a new* 
reporter out to cover it and lie came 
back lU up like a Chrkstmas tree. 
and got tired. 

Scream of a Letter 

Speaking of Chinamen, Curley got 
a .scream of a letter last weclc .lust 
before lie started for 'Washington. 
He had announced with becoming 
modesty his scheme lo btiy iv train- 
load of rice to .sell to the poor. .In- 
cidenlraiy he took pains to mention 
tinit he liad to borrow the money to 
finance the scheme. There's not'ilng 
like nun king tlie. public think that, 
althongli you're mayor, you haven't 
tucked aside a fat little bank ac- 
count , 

.\ not her bller ho t^eelved read; 

Now that you liave proclatnie^ 

Mar. b 1 as Boston's official H'at 

da.v, how about a B. V. D, day?'' . 

Youi' stockin'-foot. nai. l>»i"!T««B 



OKI 

THOSE PAVING CONTRAef S 

The machinalions of the local pav- 
ing ring weie revealed by this news- 
paper a year ago in a series of artidCH 
showing I lie poHtica! conneclions ot 
tlio prosperous and favored contrac- 
tors. The system v?" simple, ixn- 
t>or,liil)le. and financially effective, al- 
thoiigli the taxpayer, as usual, suf- 
fered. 

As is his custom, Mayor Curley or- 
dered an Immediate reform— after the 
cat was out of the bag, the public 
aroused, the Finance Commission at 
W()r!(, and Councilman Storrow wag- 
ing a personal investigation in the 

'1 



•'VI A \\ I ' \ J j.^ 
"open specifications 

contracts were 



As a resuU 
were adopted, split 
abolished, and conditions improved 
generally. Outside contractors, who 
had been laying identical pavements, 
at half the price, were attractci! to 
Bosion. believing that M last a 
square deal was in sight, 'inie local 
contractors, in the face of a iii-ing 
marliet for l)Oth material and latior. 
IS well as more rigid inspection. 
lov--ered their price?, sa. ing the city 
at least llOO.dfiO. 

But fair competition was still 
impossible. Bids wore doelorcd, 
items • ere jockeyed. Tiie totai bid 
was made low by offering certain 
portions of the worl; at less than 



pieted 'xst fall have been extended 
until next summer by the mayor in 
the past few days. More extensions 
foi otliej- contractors are to oecnr in 
a iew days. 

.Mayor Curlcy's only defense for 
ignoring the time limit in those 
,j,j_,j„j rontraci specifications will 
Ijc to plead that the city cannot 
legally penalize the delinquent con- 
tractor, or to confess piiblicly that 
the delay is due lo the inefficiency 
of his own officials. 

We asli Mayor Curley why, if the 
city cannot penalize these contrac- 
he has gone to the trouble oft 
them legal immunity by! 
ia!!v extending this time limit i 
M officially recorded document? 



Court JudgeV ^;|;« -'[^?f gu^^y^^ 
selection was Immediately _ . j^ylct 
an attack upon C9.'.'Keran By 
Attorney) 9<>iiietier. pvtcnt "' 

The suit win establish '*■«, '';;yn,ent 
the may.,r'.s power to P"';', ' „ qupertor 
of v'asM to an appointee of ttit- c »- i 

(;o>""t JtidKcs. 



tors, 
giving 



n 



COUNCIL REJECTS 
NEW HAVEN PLAN 



Refuses Permit to Close 

West First Street, or 

For More Tracks. 

The petition ot the New Haven lail- 
road asking permission to clo.se West 
Ifirst .-itreet. South Boston, to truffle, 
to doutilo the number of tracks 



cost with the apparent expectation nlng tlwoug-h the •''i_'i,'''"'/J 5"^ Jj^i° _V.\*: 
these portions would be later 



limit, 
he 



tha^ these por 
! omitted by some considerate city 
i official. Thus the lowest bid might 
cost the city more than a higher 
original bid by a legitimate competi- 
tor. The real ,ioker was the time 
The outside contractor when 
..peared at City Hall found that 
ould have to put up an iron- 
clad bond before ho could have the 
contract. The specifications re- 
quired the completion of the work 
before a specified date. The time 
allowed was not sufficient for protit- 
aiiio work. With visions of having 
«5 pay (Sveilime. of being hounded oy 
hostile city officials, .'Uid ot having 
their bonds attached, the competitors 
who han planned to break the paving 
>,{,!• .^.tiil cold, or else jumped 
to allow a margin to 



)V ./?/?- /f/ 7 • 





Dig iruj^ii 

Hats, and to rofoiistnu-t anmv. ot thi; 
bridges oviT '' is out was n.-i'use(i by 
the City Council yesterday afternoon, 
tt had been under consideration for 
many rnontlis. 

Countdlmon Storrow and Hapan asked 
that the petition be sranted with tb,. 
understanding tliat the road electrify 
throii«-h that portion of South BnhUm 
in order lo eliminate the smoke niil- 
sanee, but thi.s wa.s defeated, althouBli 
passed upon favorably in the exee.iiliv..' 
session. 

(;;ouneilman Kord, ;i resldoni of Koilli 
ftooton, led tlie opi)o.sitioii. "I will 
never vote to allow 5(XK1 or 10,(W'i peopl"' 
lo he evleted frr.m their homes liy d<^- 
llberately Inflict ini? upon tln-ni smoke, 
lUth, noise and dirt," he ,sald. Prest- 
tlent Slonow arKUed that additional 
roni-esaiona tn the New Haven wore 
ne'ofi.sarv tn tlie growth of the busi- 
ness district ot Houlh Boston. 



BY nmm \% 

LOSnUUARJ 

City Lawyers Decide Deer 
Island Officer Can- 
not Recover. 



CATHERON SUES 
CITY f OR SALARY 



■J ! / 



llilff, V 

their prices 

^Boet this time 'tei.Vi. 'tor the fWfjA'.ve j 
completioi their contracts, i 

Nt.w let )> sec what happened after | 
$500,000 with of paving contracts I 
were won • idor these c.mdltion,- a i 
I'x-nl man ffttting tiie work in evorj I in an .-fforl to otitain the .sahoy of 
!„*,.„„. Op." -ini'-etnr very .<,ur.!wMch Mayor Curley b^ui deprived him. 
cJessfn under the Curley administra- 
,n, received a $::8t\PilO paving coit- 
21 which had to be linisiicd by 
JSth of last November. On that 
he had 1". per cent, of his wprk 
jieted. Mayor Curley has just 



. ^"•P'' 



extended his time until the 14th day 
of next July and, has not even 
criticized him. Other co'fitracts for 
paving supposed to have been com 



AlUs.->ii iliahntri (.:ntheron. the Hnp'iior 
Court, ,'robatlon officer, has Instil uted 
letfal pr ;(. oedlnKS. 

rt „,-.., rn,-i(irr»d at (he rmirl linn^j.^ 

yesterd.'i.y that James T:.. Carroll, attor- 
ney fo; Calberon, will ask that '•>« 
ease be sent spetullly to the Sujir e 
Court so that final a''tic,;i inaj tie 
In \\\fj speediest possible ti.-ne. 

The suit !« died Is firr J;:'t1. ■;',■' which 
wouid be the amount reeelved fo.- ser- 
vices rendered the county during tbe 
I month of .lanuary. He took oftk-o tho 
first Monday ft thRt month, shortly af. 
t»g hU ■aaatotment. >».afeB...aapgrlQr 



If a brass-buttoned ofPlcftr at th» 
Hou,s« of Correction aX Deer Island it 
robbed of %1f& by one of the prisoners 
he is guarding should the city make 
(food the lo.sB? Even )f It la shown that 
the prisoner succeeded in g^ttlnp th« | 
roll of Krcenbacks Into the band.-) of 
frie^ids in *be 8o!ith t^nd for tbf* nnr- 
pose of hirir.s an attorney to get him 
out of jailT j 

The City La-iV Dcpar1.ment yestprday, | 
after lengthy and ponderous delibera- 
tion, decided that WiiUam T. Welch, an 
officer at the House ot Correction, had 
111) legal claim upon the qity for the lo.s,^ 
of $2C,5 stlolen from lilm by a. prlsonef i 
serving a sentence for theft. | 

Aeeordlng to Welch, the prinoner »x- 
tractcd the roll from a bureau drawer 
in hia room at Deer Island, and suc- 
ceeded In sending; the money to friends 
in Boston before the theft was discov- 
ered. 

It i.s believed that the prisoner, whos« 
name Is not divulged, sent the money 
In the care of a di,scharged priijoner 
escorted to the boat by "Welch. 

The theft was later traced to the pr'.; 
oner and he was arraigned in court on 
Sept. !•, 1!)H, and found guilty, a sen- 
tcneo of three years being impo.ied. i 

The money was never recovered, how-i 
over, and now the City I>aw Depart- 
ment has dismissed the formal claim 
made upon the city by Welch to be re- 
imbursed for his loss. 

The l/aw Department also dropped i; 
claim against the elty filed by Mr. and 
Mrs. James W. Allan of 30 Weber street, 
Koxbury, for damuses claimed throuKti 
the drowning of their son Arthur on, 
.July 7, 1913. Young Allan was nentencea! 
to the .Suffolk School for Ikiys at Doei 
Island !.,nd was drowned while trying tij 

'^1- '"Kilt UJ 

swlmminif toward the maiijland. \ 



JO ORt^lfilj - M4R - ^' 

Doar Mike: 
la John V. Fitzgerald gning to t)»ck 

CnnKrosKiuan Jim Galllvan tor 

mayor? 
Your tip that you saw Fitz and 

OiilUvan tosi.ther In Waahioston 

several tln'-fs a week ago last Frl- | 
day was good dope, as Fltz admit- |; 
tr'<i when be returned to Boston that | 
he hilt] spent the day with Galllvan. 
N'uw I'll (jlvs you some dope. 
Mt;',gorald'n inag:a:tine, the iieimbllc, 
^hif'li is hia official ni<nithpie<-.o. as '• 
>i'ii woU know, will devote an cntlro ' 
pagfi in thin week's Issuf- to Clalll- ' 
van. printing two of his recent 
speeches In Cougre.«3. And when 
Fltzgi^rnld frtvcs an entire pago 
boosUnt; a probable candidate for 
mayor, keep your «ar to th«i ground, 
for there la Bomethlns doing. 

[ had what I thought wsia a cork- 
Inp, political story today, and then 
had to throw H lu the waste basket- 
A friend of mine told mo positively 
that FlUKcruld had completed ar- 
rti.ngement.'^ to give a banquet to 
Con^rcJi.'^nian Galllv.in In the Ninth 
lieglnient Armory next month. 

Panquet Is Off 
The .story was right with the ex- 
ception that the Fitzgerald In quca- 
tion is Iledraond S. Fltagerald In- 
stead of Jonn F. Fitzgerald. "Red" 
Fllz has been appointed assistant 
oppraisar of vne -.v.rt of Boston 
and the banquet waa to hav» been 
in appreciation of GalUvan's work 
for him at Washington in getting the 
appnlntnient. 

The bancitiet is all off -.'.Ort-, f """ 
I der.'tBnil- as Gaiiivan is due bai;k in 
I lio.stor. today o- tomorrow to stop 
It. as ho is said to fear that we re- 
porters would caW it a l.aii'iuct to 
I boom his candidacy for m.Tvor. 

When Galllvan iiils Boston t am 
going to ask him If your story 1h tnie 
annul C\irley and Fraiikie Daly hav- 
ing to get their tickets for the In- 
augural parade from him. I don't 
brllevo It But what a scream it 
would bo If Ciirley and Daly got 
their tickets for tho Inaugural pa- 
rade at Washington from Jim Galll- 
van, the man who once said that tho 
only thing Curley could got In Wa.Kh- 
liiKtoii was the next trnin for Boston. 
The mayor toi.1 ua that he had been 
per:;onallv invited to At on the main 
reviewing stand, so 1 can hardly be- 
llrvo. vonr story, although you've 
never given me any wrong dope yet. 

Expects Kenny Also 
It certainly looks as though Fitz- 
gerald is grooming Galllvan as an 
anti-Ourley candidate for msyor, but 
if Gallivan runs I think Kcnnv wlil 
also run. And with Curley and Gal- 
llvan tearing each other to pieces, i 
think Kenny would win. as Curley 
and Guilivan depend on the old gang 
to elect them, while Kenny's .strength 
Is with the reform element. 
" r„rley appointed Henry H. O'Con- 
nor of South Boston as purchawtng 
agent at J-IOOO a year yesterday. In 
making out a list of his quillflci. 
tlonn to send to the Civil Ser\'ice 
(•ommi.''.'ilon. the mayor neglected to 
mention tb.11 OTonoor worked f=r 
the city at one llmo. 

Bryan Cocktails 

Tour old friend filandlsh W.IIcox 
lias Joined the Buttermilk Club. Dan 
fiheehan. cu.stodinn of City Hall, 
invited Willcnx to ,|oin him In a 
sociable drink the other night and 
V.'llli.ii ordered buttermilk. Shee- 
li'nn has a strong heart and did not 
i collapse fmm the shooVi. ■Wlllcox 
' for ve«nK,h:i3 drank i^^in* Jl"' 



vyo 



Bryan cocktails, which con.siat of a 
glass of grape Juice with a nut in it 
He has always insisted that the title 
Col. Bryan was awarded on the 
grounds that a kernel Is the beat 
pnrt of a nut. 

Tliines liav-. l)ren quiet atCity llali 
penunig the start of the City Coimd! 
pcsMlona on the budget. The only real 
laugh I iiad all week wn.'^ when 
an ap-!m.i' trainer blew Into the 
Black Temple last 'Wcrme.'iday look- 
ing for the mayor. He brought a 
young lion with him to .ihow that 
he was a real animal trainer. 

The Hon. which weighed nearly 11* 
pound.-;, slipped !t.s leash and walked 
down the corridor to wiicre a scrub- 
wo'.iai;. w<ifi mopping the floor. He 
started drinV-.ing out of her pail .and 
she thought he waa a dog. She raised 
her .ijo;; :r. tho ah and siarted to 
wnliop Mr. I^ion. 

Ho j)uned his hend out of the i>all 
and paid "Woof!" Just one little I 
"Woof was all he said, "iloiy 
saints." gasped the scJTubwoman. "t's 
a tiger." Tho mop floppi^ to the floor 
.,nd slie !;t.arted down ttie corridor ftt 
a Kix'cd that made a rablut look like 
,'1 rlieuuiatic juiail strnlliug acro.ss a 
cake of soap on a wet day. If she Is 
still traveling .'it tho .speed she wa.*^ 
making when I ia.st saw her. it will 
cost $3.s to .send her a postal card. 

Charley Chaplin Again 

As far as I can lind out. tho ('ity 
Cnnncil intends to hire George H. t 
.Moi'afferv_ Jr.. better known as 
"t.'harley Cliapiin." Ix^cause of his 
irl' k ]nuiitache. to condn.-t its bud- 
■(•-■i invesvlgations this year. He Is 
the ChTLmber t>f (.'oinmerce c'nap wlio 
wa.« hired by the Goo-Goo members 
of the council lust year, and wiio 
wn^ finally urumrthcd by the news- 
najier men buried in a room in tho 
r-arlter House with Kecrelary Bot- 
tomly of tho Goo<l Government As- 
.sc::aL.7::, visiting iiim wliilc the bud- 
get was tjelng prervired. 

.\fler I wished the name of "Char- 
!e\' fjiaplin" on him la.-^t year, he 
lold a good story on the mo\'ie star. 
The clergyman of an English regi- 
ment wandered cnitslde tho cantp 
one night and when he returned a 
sentry challenged him. 

"Wim goes there?'' the seritry de- 
manded. 

"t^hapiain," answered the clergy- 
man. 

".\flvflnce, Cliarley. and give the 
counter.'ilgn," said the sentrv. 

Which Is almost as funny as soma 
of the Coimcll proceedings. 

Councilman .M Wellington of East 
Boston, who liaa serv'ed In th^ Coun- 
cil only a. few weeks, is frankly 
disgusted with the a-^undance of 
bull at the meetings. 

"I am beginning to understand 
why Counciimen Kenny. Coi-man 
and lyohy refused to continue In 
rublic life," he said to President 
Hag.-^n at the conclusion of the last 
meethig. 
Hagan grinned. 

"And yo\i can understand why I 
recently ann.-'unced that I wl'l posi- 
tively not seek re-election, " said 
Hagan. 

Anil he said a forkful. Mike, tak« 
il from nie, 

A.s far as recent Council meetlng.s 
are concerned. If wasied words wero 
drops of water, the City 



r/^^-/^- -/?/-» 



.'ff 



OnHALINOTSS 



Council 
l,t m.iVe y::;g.-.:"« I^..ll3 look like 
a leak In a giirden hose. 

Your slock!n'-foot pal, 

rfclTK 

p. g— Councilman Dati McDonald, 
the Cbarlestnwn Kewpie, h.-i.i re- 
minded tho new members that the 
8eg^v^gated budget aossions lasted for 
10 wecki? last year. "It was a budget 
wllhoui iiiucli budge," he declared. 
Dan Is the man who put the pain In 
the G130-GOO campalKn last fall. 

Tour s-f pal, P. 



The Boys at Rainsford Island 

issued a magazine yesterday contwiH' 

ing 12 page.s with a 'front pa^e In thr«C 

coloia The work was done excluslvelj 

; by the boy inmates of the institution 

I 'jndor the direction of fiupt. Ryan and 

j Instructor of Printing Barry. Some ot 

1 the boys ivre reporters and among their 

items of news is a hint that one matron 

gava another a black eye. 

Another item mentions a matron Trtio 
receives a telephone call from a "friend'" 
e\ory evening at S.IO P. M. The masa- 
zlno will bo published monthiy Just be- 
fore visiting day in order that the boys 
can .give their copies to their parests 
aflei reading them. Subscriptions to 
outsiders are fl a year and Supt. Ryan 
explain.-^ tliat e\'(!ry dollar thus received 
will help the boys along:. 

Ex-Senator James H. Brennan 

of charlestown is a candidate for the 
constitutional converitior! 'r. thi IcuLli 
congre.=]slonal district. Brennan was 
chniininn ot the Suffolk County Appor- 
tionment Commission that stood so ^ 
ioyaiiy Ijack of Martin Lomasney on I 
the matter of granting him three rep- 1 
resent at i^'es in Ward :> that the Supreme 
Court hud to rule their actions illegal 
on two occasions. 

A« a result of that row, Brennan is 
iiKiking the second plank of his platform 
a pledK,; to fight for apportionment of 
tho Legislature on a basis of popula- 
tion instead of legal voters, poln^ng^ 
out that national representatives are 
apportioned on the population baala. 
His primary plank ••» for ii. amend- 
ment pcrndttlng cities and towns to 
sell and manufacture necessities of life. 

Clarendon Street's Extension 

from Stuart street to Colnr^bug avenue 
is favored b^• Mayor dirlejf.-^J'he Im- 
pr6venient wili cost about tJJB.OOO. ac- 
cording to the Board of S^tetet Com- 
ml.ssionei .s. this estimate inftTUtlii.g the 
cost of a new bridge over the Boston and 
Albany tracks. The plans iaolude the 
gift of lanil to the city by the Park 
Hriuare Real I::atate Trust, which will 
mean Die tearing down of the old Back 
Bay Hotel. 
• The extension is merely the first step 
' toward the general development of this 
district by this nev.- real estate trust. 
The renmiuiler of tli" pluTis. including 
tile e.\iensioii of .Stuart street, is not re- 
iTMidcd \i'ry . liihui'lasticiilly by Mayor 
I'urley .iu.it at pre.Jeiit. but he has re- 
.^.rvr.i iiiri deci.sion until Jlaicii 10 and 
w'M study the detail., and values of the 
pi-oposcii development in the meantiUM. 

DEFEAT TAGUE'S PLAN TO 
BUILD BATTLESHIP HERE 

(Special Despatch to Fhe aoomul) 

Wa.^hmgton, D. C., Feb, IS.— Opposi- 
lior. by the naval committee today d«> 
feated (n nio Hou.sc tho amendment ofr* 
. fered by Congre.ssnian Peter F Tij-UW 
1 m.-.'.iinr, it .oKo.Jatorv upon the aecra- 
tary of the navy to bulla and equip a 
battleship in the Gh ij >> n itown 'n«W 
Yard. In speaking inVnn.hoi* .^r . 
.-...-.ci„!,..e„i lo uie nax-WJappropriatifti 
bill. Mr. Taguo crltlcli^aTCon 
Tink'o.im for falling to IBtP him 

"Th'j navy yard wasr-never in bol 
co.idilion than today." declared 
congressman. 'We hitjj every eoi 
ment excepting tlie wt^jg) a few 
and nv.K machinery f'JH.'the bui|j_ 
battjeahips. We have ^306 men Wi 
t ^!av ag.iinst 1860 rout y«ai«i 
Forty-two warship* wer^ »i tljj 
for repairs at oiio Hlpft.'* - 



,yl£.A .3 




m 



Post -n]I\R'^''^o 

MUSES TO 
BARE LEGS 
IN BOSTON 

Harvard Actors to 

Disregard Hub 

Censorship 



l^R-llO 



Washington street, between 10 a. m. a 

on learninK of the »'-"^r °lV't|o, ° ",■>-. 

whicb l.aH lurisdiction ovei .'«■''" ""I 

■am., e^.en<h.c. th« order. -^^^^"^^ 

livU the restricted section »^«' ,' ,'^,. '" 

Inelwav thoroughfare for vehicular 

^''^;[^ council decided "-t,7!^;;";,i^ 

.,avs a public h<-""'^ .«'°" f,/,' rlc- 
on' the question of nu.king the Icstrlc 

tions permanent. 



' 'TJie Hasty Pudding Club of Har- 
vard will present a cast of 18 bare 
legs and other principals in Boston on 
April 12 and 13. John M. Casey, the 
City Hall censor, says he doesn't care 
if they do, and the Harvard students 
who are to dance as muses in their 
bare legs don't care, so there you are. 

CASEY DOESN'T CARE 

The Pudding Club management wat 
determined to present the dance of the 
muses with the lower limbs of the 
Btudent actors uiidrape- . regardless of 
the attitude that City "f ' "^'f*-' 'f.f''^ 
When the ma mgement of the club called 
-ensor Casey on the telephone to dls- 
■over It It would be proper tor the 
nuses to dance as they tised to on Ml 
)lympu8, Mr, Casey advised them no 
o do It, according to the clalips of the 
>udd!ng clubmen. Mr. Casey yeaterday 
,ald that he offered no ohjectlon to the 
lance, Inasmuch as they Informed hlin 
hat students dressed In the ralmen. >-. 
muses were golni? to do It. 

The nine Hasty Pudding men "''o »": 
to do the dance of the muses and over 
whoso legs the controversy rages are 
Hampton Robb, Jr., manager of he 
football team; Arthur Phlnney of the 
varsUy track ieam, John I^avalle, edl or 
of the Harvard I-ampoon; Fretl \V. 
Fcker William Otis, Gregory Jones 
losepA «*"'""• O"'"'^^^"' r.A^^-io and 

'-••'•*'"'^'"- A/1.4 /?:( 



DbBAlt 
ON FOOD 
ISSHARP 

Sherburne Offers to ^^yf^ Igj^J) NQX 

Shoot Lomasney ^^ ^j^ jjjg 

as Traitor — - 

— - Denies He Will Resign 

Over Office Change 



M iiii-'S -' 1i)' 



MAYOR ORDERS 20 

CARLOADS OF RICE 



Women From House- 
keeper 'sLeagueSee 
Governor 



.All local forces that are arraycfl 
against conditions that arc declared 
to he rcspon.sibic for the present high , 
cost of foodstutTs found their storm 
centre >cstcrdav on Hcacon Hill. In 
the Mniisc of r<cprc?cntativcs resolu- 
tions favoring an cniharRO on food- 
I stufif.s encountered dcteriiiiiioil opposi- 
tion, and the debate was characterized 
hy an unexpected display of bitter- 
ness. In the cour.se of the day five 
distinct legislative measures, designed 
to relieve the present food situation, 
were introduced in the house. 

SHh: (jOVKPNOK 



CorporatioTi i-.ninfel tSullivan yester- 
day declared ;is ccnndle"?. ;i rei-'On 
thai ho wa.s coiitemplatlup luinding his 
rciiKrintii.n to Mayor Ciirley because 
ilie latter ;;itcntlca to shift Iho city law 
ilrnnrtmeiif from oflices In the Tremont 
bmldim; to riuarters in the upper part 
nf cMlv ll:ill. The Mayor in submitting 
tlic. i;i:T bii.lKet to tlie City Council cut 
frtini the c!'llinales the proylslon for the 
}4.VH) annual rental now being paid for 
the Tremont liuildlnK olficef. 

It >TtC-^e| 11 luinwn for aoni" tiino that 
^ ' - - ■ ' ' ' ■' ■ ■ »-* lUl 



It >TtC-^e| n luinwn for aoni" tiino thai 
the'.MavtiV li*'s it^y.\\\-^ a,'savi^' couU 
!,/■ acc>h»ttl!flic'*'?tf af'ii*"'*^ Ihejaw de 
partment, lo'oflice?; ncn- v.icant in City 
Ilall. The report in circulation yester- 
day was that Corporation Counsel Sul- 
livan learned of the budget pninInK af- 
ter the Mayor had left for Washinston 
and very proiniuly announced that he 
would reslKU r:itli-r than nult the Tre- 
mont buildiuK for City Mali. 

But Mr. Sullivan annouiicod that ho 
had no thouBht of roslBninK and that 
be felt that after the situation is dis- 
cussed \vlth the Mayor the latter would 
consent to the letentlon of the present 
ofTlccs of liis (leriailment. 




f6 



STREET 
TAKE^A JUMP 

Higher Prices in 1917 
Patching Bids 

The l-.igl. cost of paving was renecied 
in bids submitted yesterday by Senator 
James P. TimlUys concern, the i en- 
tral I'onstructioc. Company, for the an- 
r:ual contract for pati-hing the ciiya 
B...phalt pavements , , ,. 

The primipal Ifni of thn contract Is 
for -^OOO square ysirds of .<Kr<h:..!t ■.■:■.■: 
Lee naving a depth of i V-2 Inches. Al- 
t lough Timiltys .-ompany did the -ivork 
.H.<t vcnr tor »Mti Por «ldare yard he 
,.■■„ "Vlccl f'T i^iiV is ?;!.;'T. Another 
[tc'i'n c!il'l"s"for OOflO sfiuare yard:, ot 
,',,halt .surface to be lal-1 by the sur- 
fue' heater method. The pri.n last year 
was, BO cents per snuare yard. Itut the 
Central tlonstruet'.on Company, whwh 
ltd tliB worn 'aat year, now asks 77 



W'liile the IcBislators were bpeoiiihiB 
II-,. TO and more healed as a result of 
their conflicting views. Covernor McCall 
ivas visited by a delegation of wo-.iien 
reiiresentlng ilie Housewives' League. 
The members of the delegation left with 
tbe Covernor resolutions asking him to 
urge the I-eglslature to memoralize Con- 
gress to pass an embargo act. 

MAR-' ■?'? 

RESTRICTIONS 
ARE EXTENDED 

Street Cars Barred From 
Washington Street 



l\jAH -'! -'V). 

'WILL WORK 
FOR CURLEY 

Street Cleaning Men Send 
Letter of Approval 



street car restrictions in XVashlnglon 
street, between Kssex and Franklin 
streets, were extended bv the City 
Council for W days, yeaterdny. These 
regulations wire originally pui Into 
force for the ('hi-!stniHS holidays snd 
they sr'^''j&? *''** "" *'^'^**'^ '■*'" '"^^^ 



According to a |*ttCR •jrflcclveiJ by 
Mayor Cu^fNyister/lkyi rntiby foremen i 
In the municipal street cleaning and 
sanitary divisions have been Instructed 
to work for the Mayor's re-election. 
Th"so foremen are members of the 
Btreot Cleaning and .Sanitary Foremen"! 
Afisoclatlon. The eommunlenti-:- to ihe 
^^7ycr TVrtrt a« louows; 

"At the regular monthly meeting of 
the Street Cleaning and Sanitary Pore- 
men's Association of the public work«^ 
department, It was unanimously vat«il 
that your admlnlHtratlon bo approvtd,^ 
and that every mjnibcr of our as«ool». 
tlon be instructed ti work for your r«. 
election aa Mayor of the cUy of Bo» 
ton." The letter was signed by Jtnin 
R. c:roi!l«r, president; John P. K«ll» 
vice-president ; and James A. Quthvia' 

Becretiwy. 



^ Post- N/^i^-^'/if), 

CATHERON CASE 
TO HIGH COURT 



Sup 



ireme Court to Decide 
His Status 



The Etatim dif^'jUllson O, (iatheron as 
chief proliatlori' o'"^e^ of the Superior 
Criminal Court of Suffolk county will 
soon be passed upon by the full bench 
of the Supreme Judicial Court. Tester- 
day counsel representing Mr. Catheron 
and the city of Boston reached an 
aRreement upon the facts and these 
\vei-e pre.'icnted to Judjre Hardy of the 
Superior Court, who ordered a verdict 
for $:;91.e6, tho month's salary which, 
by order of Mayor Curl'jy, was with- 
held from Mr. Catheron upon the so- 
licitation of District Attorney Pelletler. 

Tho latter objected to Mr. Cathoron's Hoston 
.-ippolntment becauso of his residence !n 
a county other than Suffolk and be- 
cause of his activity on certain sec- 
tarian is.suc.s at tho State iU-aso while 
a member of the legislature. 



■ tieet Kiulway (Company stfled that 
"<■ 'lid not asree wllli the plan for a 
food embarKo, Inasenuch as he believed 
II ivould not I, rove practicable. 

■'Tlii- riMi c,f ih,- state has to eat. as 
well a.s Hoston," said Mr. Coff. -"riu, 
(jovernor represents the re.st of the 
Slate as much na Hoston. 

"Tho various cltlea und towri.-s arf 
aHkiiLi; lin company to ship fond and 
milk t(i t.'iem troiu Boston, and ar.- 
nsldnjr the nillroad what we are Boiiig 
to do to hclj} them in the event of a 
i. like. The fact that the harvesting 
season Jms ions' been oi-er. means that 
the tldo of foodstuffs is flotvliTg- from 
Hoston Instead of into the city. 

"I'^uUy one-lialf uf the carg-oes we 
rniry from Roston omnriso foudstuiTs. 
'Vo are carrying- milk out of Boston 
rather than bringins it here." 



Extra Frcixht Cars 



MAYOR 



■/^-/f/;. 



TO ASK 
EMBARGO 



Tf. P. Potter, assistant to President 
Brush of the Klevated Company, stat- 
eil that tlie e.iftra eriuipmeiit of the svs- 
'tem was rapidly being put Into shape 
(or emergency use. If tho necessity 
arose the Elevated could supply the 
Hiiy State and tlie Boston & -Worcest-r 
systems with alioul 100 cars for freight 
tr;insportatlon. Kald Mr. Potter. 
I 'resident Charles V. Weed of tlie 
Chamber of Commerce asserted 
ti",t ra,,ro,.u riicn will he committing 
disloyal act If Uiey strike. He stated 
lint an investigation by the Cli.aniber 
if Commerce had shown that there is 
iliout six weeks' .■■■upply of meat In 
ioBton. The flour situation was not jio 
tood. be Siild. 

Mr. \V.M.d r.dvncTted p restriction on 
lie sail' nf foodslulTs ir a strikn goes 
11 'o itTecl. 

President Walter V. Fletcher of the 
"niit and Produce V ■■A::\-.--n- , .-t.-ited he 
ii.id Inen told by n poultry man that 
h'M-.; ;,r,^ from .",000.00.1 to lO.OoO.OX) 
iouiulu of poult-y in the city. 

.'\s a represent., five of ttie automo- 
illo men, John ll. Mac.Mnmn declared 
hey always stood In readiness to oo- 
iperate for the lienoflt of the public, 
md he promi.-ed that "ever\thin»- ori ,,, 
.vlieels will be aviiilnhle." " 

Mayor (hurley Hnnounc.--(l that Mr. M.t- 
gulre of flio Pior,;.--Arro\v Company 
ind Mr. Johnson of the Buick had coin 
municated to him tlie!- willingness to 



budget passed, by the School Board' 
'last evening. Exclutling aearly a mil- 
lion dollars for new school buildings, 
tliis is $230,000 more than was Bpent 
■ast year for public education. 

'The largest item of expeisditurc is 
the salarie.'! of instructor.", ■which 
aniottnts to $4,4«),350. This repre^ 
.sents an increase in salaries amount- 
ing to $125,000. 

BOQAN HOLDS OUT 

Major Fred L. Bogan refused to voto 
for the itppropriatlon of $940,974 for nSyr 
school buildings because ft did not oon- 
tam a provision for a new hlg-h school 
for l>orche9ter. 

Ciwlng- to a largo decrease In the num. 
her of pupils tho board was able to 
grant to tho various educational de- 
partments practically every cent r»- 
questert. The cut in the buflffet ' 
amounted to only one per cent and this 
WBi) made principally in the amounts »I- i 
lowed for repairs, supplleE, coa! and 
physical education. 

Willi, m Keough, tho buslnes.'s agent, 
oalled the attention of tho board to the 

tact that fh.-.rft v,T,i„n ,r-» I,. ,_ 

the schools at the beginning of this 
year than last. This wa.q due, he Bald, 
o fear of Infantile paraly,<!ls and indus- 
trial conditions which have created such 
a demand for labor of all kinds that the 
, schools have felt It by a substantial de- 
crease in the elementary and hiffh 
schools. This decrease resulted In a sav- 
ing of J100,(TO so fa." and is expected 
e.entually to save the schools JSOO.OOO 
diirmg the current financial year. 

The new buildings for which the School 
Board apiiroprlated money last evening 
include an eight-room butldlnp In the 
Hogcr Wolcott district in Dorchester 
fh r"1^!^;'*"' ■*" ^'-fht-room annex to 
thd John Cheverus School in East Bos- 
ton. . costing jiw.ocg; a new M-room 
schoo In the Kliot-Hancook district i^ 
the Xorth End, costing »14«,5S1, and a 

mgrncS,."^-"^"""''^""^'^^— -' 



Wj-,, . - municated to hini the!- willingness t 

rl^t<^ .ihinrnpnt nr ■■'"'''''■ "" "■'"' within their power. 
aiilS ^JUipillClll Ul Among others who took part In th 

ood Out of Boston 



F 



Stopped 



nfercni-e were ,1. D. Mi'Oralh of the 
'roight department of th« Klevnted 
Jompany, Thomas Dreler of the Bay 
State Street Railway, Health Commis- 
Mnner Francis X. Mahoney, Street Com- 
" ilssloners Punn and Bierman. i ri-, 
Inavls of the if. P. llool * Sons Com- 



/ J 



all 
of 



The placin<.j ot an ombar<ro oi! 
foodstulfs now being sliipped out 
Boston was urgci! by .Mayor i7urlc\ 
yesterday as the nictlioil of prevent- 
ing a sliort;it;e of tlie iiecessario ol 






[lany 
Bros. 



and C. L. 
Company. 



Aldeti, Jr., of Aldon 



hAA 




ble if a railro.-ui 
I Tlie Mayor iiiaile 
I at a coiifcrenie in 
1 licials of street 



.■strike takes place, 
known his views I 
his oil ice with of- j 
railway companies. 



j nicmbcrs of the hig milk companies 
and other prominent men. 



j TO ASK CMBAROO 

I Tn the event of a sirilie being i\:' 

' slty arose he wo'.iid have all ordi- 
nances and ordinary regulations su.s 
peiuled Si» Ihat an equitable distribu- 
ijf,ii of food supplies at presoftt on 
li.'ind cmild be made. 

The Mayor announced that the Ilret 
slep would he his ofliclal reciiii'tit to 
(;o\ernor ^^IcCall for the placing of ait 

j eiidiargo on food shipments. 

I \'lc6-I'TL-!jtie, .t Ood of the Kay State 



miRTorn«T 

School Board Passes 

Big Increase in 

Budget 



FOR BENTON 
WILLJPINION 

M?»yor Puts Query to Li- 
brary Trustees 



xsy 



Boston will spend $7,362,974 on its 
schools this year, according to the 



Tb» library trustees have bean asked 
by Mayor Curley to render an opinion 
on tho intent of iiie provisions of th« 
will of Joslah H. Benton, who was pres- 
ident of tho trustees at tho time 01 hi» 
rtei,.th. Mr Benton bequeathed a fortune 
for libriiry purposes, hut he stipulated 
thn' in order 'o make the gift effec.tivft 

ih-j ^i:y wuuio wn obiiuod 10 rncrcas* 
the annual appropriation for the librasy. 
Mr. Benton stated in tho will th4.t the 
amount provided by the city must at 
iiiast €<iua! 3 per cent of the total ao- 
I.roprlations of the vailoua munidpSu 
deparfments. 

■ Mayor Curley la undecided a« to 
whether Mr. Renton meant 3 per c«ttt 
of ail municipal departmenrs, inotudii 
the school department, or of Just's 
city departments under 'the,d1nR:t 
trol of the Mayor. 



uomg to Be Martyr' "^' 
Declares * Jerry' Watson 
in $50,000 Libel Suit 

,m . 

Councilman Announces Purpose to Prevent the 

Newspapers Abusing; Public Men Unfairlv 

—.Crowd Courf to Watch Trial 
1917 .^ 



W 



Coanoliiian J:.i,m.M A (.lenyi Wat.sop ) he orposo.i (hiil^v a.-cl av .•, lally in 
(Ip.claied he was Bolng to bo a raartyi- to | Grovo K.tll t,nme one Ui'-.kod liim as h" 
prevent nowKpapers aln.f-ing i'uoli'j nvf. ' ^'''"* '" i"*! ^"^ rcfori-iid in BpoaUlnsr tu* 
unfairly, ^aid Sheriff Qunm had tooled ijl'^l,^^^^ *"^ •'°-'«Ph P. ';olIlns as 
... ^"® KiiiO of men fiunnortlnar \ iiricv i r» 

hmi once, bul wouUin't again, and <lc-jalso .«aUI he on^o attn.ked rQu's A 
flared a paper .statin?- ho was ordered ; ''""ilhlnKham a.") Iioldlnu down two iob,-5 
out of !'. l«wyer'.s offlre wa.'inr anvthing;!" ^'io'ition of law. lie nlfo said in' his 
th.at wool.i boll,.,. 1,!,,, „, o,„ .,..■, r t„,,„,. il^'lJ^^lii; camrfnffn he had tal!:ed franlcly 



that would bother him at the 'rial today 

ot: hi.M JSO.Wj .■iuit against, the r<o.«t i'ub- 

li.sliing Oompan.v, 

The courtroom was t lowded. The t!i.a> 

before Judg" Keatlne and .1 SiifColk 



Jury. The alleeed libel was contained in I cjuctiu^'ii,,, j^(, 



t hi.s orpon"ntM. 

Admits Being Fooled. 

"Oer ',-ay anything :>bo-.Jt Shei'i; 
Qniiii)?"' 

r W3.S opposed to Iiiii manner of con- 



a letlej' frojn ilenry Ita.cra.n printed in 

j the POBt of Dec. ;:, 1915. written in reply 

I to rertain lentarU." .lerr.v was r'-forled 

OH having mad-'' in n .>i>eei'(i jn T'onlfi- 

ton .<j(ti:are. 

U'lien he took the .stand toi.la,\ \\'ai-i:>n 
wa.x a.sked to pick otit nii.stakeH he 
claimed were made b;- the J'o."! in re- 
porting the P«!iih"rton S'H'aTe npeerh 



"Why did yoti ange,- the good nafurrd 
Mr. \>iiinn'."' 

"I'.'ood nKtiited.'" serlied WaLson. 

'•Uell. uliy did you fio up and recoin- 
inend him for ,-nerlff ."' 

■■^\>l;, lie fooled me that I uir.' 

"I.I it ti.e only tJine h<- ha,-: luoJed 
yon." 

"TI.'S the o..).,- [jr„f, I,,, „.ij] |^Q[ „,„ 
leplied Watson. 



• „ ~ ... ^ . . , - ^ . ... >...,, ... , ,, ,ji i\v,.,i :;r,-. 

Then he ^yan shovcn othei Post cliljping.s ; '^Piied "Wa.tson. 

of ai'.-onnt.H of hiB speeehe.'i durit)g his' '^■■* to his .speech in th>' ui-:nl( i;ia'. 

i.iinpaiKU for tb" ci.;:neil in iSir, ,and | ''"''"jinff in ward 17 on Ii"c. 4, l!nr.. w'nl- 

iiski'd to fdid ;iny flaw.". .-"on said he thou.i;lit he i"'ad 'ho alb-Lved 

Atty. Kdnumd A. Whitman, oounsel I Hb'-lloiis letdv of ilajfan in tho I'o.st i.f 

for tho PoKt. a,<ked him what lawyer's I ' '^f'- °. to the tueetlne, but had no recol- 

oft'lce.s Iio Itttd he'')' employed in. in I '"'-'t'on of certain ,^tateinenl.'<. 

an:iwerinK. "Itnos.q refeiTed (o former j "-''id you at any time tell your frl- 

l-MHt.-Aitj-. Mor.in and oh.served: "Ifellov.- citlJenH that it was not a fail- kt- 

wa.s a dear frii'nd of nun"." I ler'.'" 

"Kver call Jloraii atiy nanie.i? ' I "Well, f told n'y wife." 

"Xo. .sir." "Then, so !v.r hk anythinc,- you diii, you 

Then jVtty. Whitninn s^iiovfi.l Wataon m.ide no denial ot the statement,-, iji 

a newcipapei r:lip|dn|.;. Wat.son .said: Hio letter." 

"Th.a'i-'.M falae like all tho ollK'r .stuff." "T won't .say who'her 1 did nr did not; 

"Did .Air. Moran tell you to pet out f 'W'il' -lay I don't remfmboi." 
of hiK nrfloi.?" •- "And after all the.'ie .slatement.j d-dn'i 

••W}j} Ihat's aRo'ii the district at- 1 you go to the Po.»t and a.-k for nvr- 
torney'H ofTtcf. T piobably had sjornc SP""""^''" 

' "I lii<vc no leeollection." 

"iJidn't \o\] ci\\ tip the I'oal city edi 



Tour i 



diKBgroenient with him." 

"Old yon .say to Ml-. -Mornu 
nolhina: but f. political nobody'? 
"Going to Be Martyr." 
•'.No, 1 don't thinl: I did. ' 
"l.'n't it funny \ ou didn't -„-o!'ip!.i:n ai 
that time about a noM'.spaper article s'l - 
InK yf'U hail beer, iikkcd out of a. law- 
yei'.-i offli o . ' 

"Oh, (h,at wouliliii be aiiyliiin^. That 
wouldn't bother in", lint .--n.vlns a miin 
is nientjiUy niek is .a little stronRfr." 

Wat.son here .said bo had .-^upjiorted 
Mayor I'ltxgernld, but .-idroitt".! (h.i.t it 
waH b.irel.v pos.sible be had used vifforou.s 
janStuaR-e in eamisiiitnlniL; ag-afij.sl I'lt/- 
(terald and sajd be had probab\\ ii.scd 
.'ief.!!!''" l.-inBuap" jn reuard to hini. 

"Kvcr .say nnytniUK iiI",.!!. 'hi,';h!'iri'le''" 
or.d. political pit kipocltet.".'?" 
"Xo." ri i/lied Wat-ion. 
Tlien V/fltson reniarked, "lt'.« tlif, 
vlclon.s stuff I lun opposed to, not tho 
urdlnaiy nilsdiiotiilionp. I am (rolnp- to 
bo a ninityr to prevent nev.-iit>;ipei .s 
nbusliiff puhlie m<ii imtalrly. 1 proli- 
ably rrltlrised KltZiierald and hi.s friendu 
ptron^ly." 

In tlie oo.H'KO of hl.s te,"-: imon.\-, W.stson 
SiAlO, "I reinember time • wlfu 1 .«noko 
nheart o1 you, Mv. Whiiman, and altet 
1 jrot tbioush (he crowd left." 

"Peihap.s tlf-.' had etidured .-ill lli.y 
Coidd." lepiied " '.itnian. 

.\skflil about i-.itB.oK« he inii;lit. have i.j,-i ■ 
jnadc OB other polltlcl«n". W«Uon nald b«rT" 



tor and ask for a .slenoftrapher to report 
JOTir .-ipeech of ri"e. '";•." 

"I knew boKer than ask tho Po.st cKy 
'ditor to flo snyrhlnf,- for me. .Vow I do 
leeolioet. eallinp 5fr. riio-i.-r 'Ji,' ou the 
telephone." 

"Mr. '.iroiii'"!-, ivl,., .allcd j o-j 'l^ear 
.len-y.' " obsej-ved M'hitr.ian. 

"'Jii. t.nal. 'Hear Jerry' «tut'f. \ou ' noir 
i.enan 'r.HV back In l&lj; then it became 
.\ r. Wats'.o.' and ;„i..r 'Ij-ar .Sir," ' re- 
pllerl the plaintiff councilman. 

[n o'i'Jeelins to some of Mr. Wat-.on's 
IfiiiRthy answer.s, Mr. Whitman r<- 
markert: "V/ell ^et alonir ta.st.jr if vou'U 
enswer the fiue.stlona." 

While roadinc otie of tho clippin-s 
he".d,',i iiirn bv Mr, Whitman, lie e\- 
elHinied. .,', U-hllman was fclnncimj al.^o 
Rt the cllpiilnsr: "It l.sn't very pleasant 
»'i haye .iny one re.adini; over oii,.'s 
dhonld^r: I know sonP'tlDiiA- abo:.l 
«tlilc.s if r don't know much about law " 
Whltir.Ln said h« didn't havo any copi- 
Wataoii to'.d lilm to pel a dnpll.ate 
The ca.so ia unthilsh"a. 
"Tlavo yon had many personal eon- 
'.lict,s."' ^Vafton iea.s a.<;k..d by Wh|i,ran 
"I've always defendi^d iny.s, If a„j „„'. 
i ono:." replied .Vatson. 
"With Hagati." 

".No." 

"Wasn t thev.. (all; oi a pei,,oi,ai , i.,.- 1 
f.e-t with "nKi'u in the council cli.<m- 



: A liTEGLECTED SERTM, 

By common con.siiit, Evaeutition 
(lay beIon;,'.s to Sotitli Hoston. How' 
many of ns know that Iht' aiib.sfautial 
romains of onf of tho "forts" that 
lignretj [inniiiip'nt.Iy in the momen- 
'.oiia ovent.s that Kvaeiialion day nel- 
olirates may si ill bo seen in Cam- 
bridge? How many people of Cftm- 
bridcje itself <?ver vl;-,it tliose earth- 
worka over which the three ancient 
cannon stiil iiecr Fiostonward'.' Tho 
Hag flies there daily, from a lofty 
pole, but otherwise the historic spot 
. — christened "Fort Washinirlnn" in 
honor of the new commander in 1775 
—sufTer.s a sad ne.i^lect. 

It lies liotween Wavorly street and 
the Boston & .Mbany traol;s, at Ihe 
I foot ot Allston streei. and factories, 
r.iilroad sheds, tenements and clut- 
j I crcd dumps hem it in. It is not tar 
1 in the. rear of the hu,a;e plants of the 
Ford eoniiiany and (!ray X- Dnvia. 
which tower by the river, now a' 
quarter of a mile away, but which* 
ran close to the earthworks wheni 
the palriuib coustnicted them. Tip-re 
is no tablet or marker to tell Op. 
story of the fort. The siibstanfi.-il 
iron fence, built some sixty year.s 
ago. is broken down in places. Worlt- 
men from the I'ailroari ,^nd tlie far- 
tories have worn paths here and 
there across the enclosure, which i,s 
about mn feet square. There is 
need for the patriotic socloties that' 
have come to the rescuo of the old 
fort in earlier years to get aotivt! 
affain. ' - . - -i 

Histoo' t.'ll.-t irttle of the part that' 
these particular forriHcatioiis and 
their cannon played, jt is known 
iliat they were und?r flro from lh,V 
lU'ili.sh tiatteries on the Host on shorts 
jof the Charles, ami that American 
jt-'oldiorn were killed there There is 
'.-I tradiilon that n I'.riilsh force »,.;i(, 
up (lie chiirlri^_to ';!rry'K. UimUni:- 
v.herc ^Salloir^nfll and I'hililpb and 
their followers made tlie liesinnin.t;^ 
of Watertown in UiMO-and marched 
down to attack the fort in the rear, 
and that the British soldiers who 
fi il were hurled beside the ear'li- 
worlcs. Certain it la that the old 
lorlresa helped make hisior.v, thai 
\Vasiiln.n;ton himself was there anil^ 
that it der.ervcs a better fate than 
it)ie ncplec-t tl^at the pre,sent gener.i 
I tlon a-ecords.it t 

CITY OFfMs SITE feR "^^ ^ 
^, ;^. A FIELD KOSFITAl 

,. ■ ' ' ^£^- ''" "'i'"<i cm. .r. R 

Keun. mililalir director of the no,i cron, 
in Masblnstt^that, by eo-operatlou 
., h t e l-ete^e,u .ri^han, „ospi,„ 
.staff, the city can iirovidr a 
l''envva.\. oppt.site ibi Art M,,.,. 
■■ Ited t'ross field hospital -I'l,,, 
■Miilal i.s cstiinatci 



la 



'•f in llic 
-'■urn. -or 
"St 



of suci 

"I "Incerely trust." the „,.,vor 
lo Col. Kean, "that the Ke.i '(<,„ 
.soelallon will establish and „,.,;',, . 
Red fro.-.- unit in up ;"-"inain „ 



wr.'ii 
A.s. 



Ills eiiy. 



■'" llwt 



every possible oiiportuiilty f,' 
motion Of effi.inn.y „„' , ,;; 
volunteer irileins, orderlie.s and "' 



pi-o- 



may be pi'ovld'-d to the 
"vi-nl of war human lij 
«erved." 



"'"' tt'M la Ml 



CITY FORCE OUT FOR MAYOR 

Cuiley Himself Makes the Bold 
Announcement 



Sanitary Foremen Woikiiig for His 
Re-election 

licit) of All the Laborers Is j 
Expected ! 

First Group Lineup for Mayo"'s | 
Figlit 



Oueifji ine Boklpst ar.nount-JjjrenlH pver 
kno'.vii of politicci! artiviiy on ti-.e pi'.ri: of 
city cmployee.-j was tliat given out i>> 
Mayor Curley toUay, wholly imsoli-itod, 
c-onsisting of a letter from tho Street Clean- 
ing an.l Sanitary Foronier.'s AKHOciation of 
the t'liljlii- iv.jvlvs (i( .launient, i:i wliic-h Itie 
mayor's aaniinislratioii is approved and in- 
fornialion given that "ever# member of tlie 
aaaociation is instractcd to work for yo.:r 
replcctlc..." 

This is ihe ili.-'L poliiical line-iip limn far 
announce;! for llie ir.ayor's reelection. It 
oonics from a source ethat has alwavH 
been actively engased in politics, bnt 
which has nsually kept its activity ae far 
beneath the gronn.l as possible, because of 
the criticism encountered when there is a 
suspicion of sm-h employees, vonintarily or 
invoUnitarily, being ensuged in poUtic.'?. 

There have been no mayors, so far as 
recalled, who considered It to their a.' 
vantage to have the public infor"..ieu 
city employees were devoti-Ts their energ.i 
for their eie:-tion. In iief.irly ever.v '-am- 
Iiaisn coercian is charged , only to be oni- 
phaticallv denied. lOven the suspicion of 
political n'ti\ii> in thic departmenis i.s 
scorned, noi oui.\' hy t:iie employees tiiem- 
.''clvc;: but by the head-" or -.he departments 
and the mayor. 



There is no depart. |„u,ii. 



ti th, 



'iiy i.Ua.l 



nppioacbes the sr;.;it pn'i.iu worii.-^ d< 
partmenl in its i>r;jitical work. The dis- 
olo.'iures in a recer ,[ campaiRii wlien these 
meV'vere artmitte ,i to secret political meet- 
"ings by card, a ,,,1 the press excluded, re- 
pealed the na ture and the extent of a 
persisteiif poritical , a<'tivity. .Now lonic.-i 
the announce nient. niost bc.bil.\ adverliKed, 
of the Hrst I lolilical stc,, i^,l;.:i l.y a Kronp 
of eln|>lo^■ce s in thi."- depaitircnt for the 
mayoral cli .■tion of ne?ct l.ie. cmiier. Tile 
aniiouiiceme nl comes .|i:st at the tlmfe when 
thousands of Boston taxpayers believe that 
the exasperating condition tif the streets, 
since the stoDii of Snndav and .Monday 
i.? due to lacU cf incr^.\ in Ihc piiU' 
works t'.cpartmenl. 

The letter is as follov..': 
lion. .lames .\1. ('in-ley, .Ma>iir, iM.\ Hall, 
llo.ston. Mn.^s. 
I D'ear Sir At the rcRular nui'iilily meel- 
I inK of tlte SIreel I'lcaninc, and Kaoiiary 
I l^orr-Mii-u's .\ssociation of !l\e I'ublic Works 
I ■Depariment it was uaninionsly vof-il that 
vnur administration he a|i|iroved and that 
cv(M-\- T>H>mi'*" o," onr association i)C in- 
sirucicd to worii for your rneiection f 
mayor nf the city of lioslon. 
Itc^i'cci fully your.i, 

.lameH H. ('roi;ler, I'resii' 
.lohu r. Kell,\, \ ice P- 
.b-imcs .\. iMIhrif. S 



lU 



HAN^b 



J&FFRE 



$150,00C 



'v^^^ 



fO- '- 



(\/ 



Boston Will Show France Its 
Appreciation 



Money Is to Go to French W'ar 
Orphans 

Sum Will Keep 4000 Young stcis a 
Year 

Eveiybody Will Have Opportunity to 
Give 

And Everybody Is Asked to Do Kis 
1 "Bit" 



Collection of Fund Will Start at 
Once 



And Continue Until Joffre Gets 



Here 







I9t7 



Boston's tribute to France and incidental- 
ly to Marshal Joffre will he a gift of at 
least .$l."iO,<X)0, to be handed to him prob- 
alily when be reviews the Harvard Regi- 
ment in the Stadium. 

This considerable sum — considerable when 
it. is remembered that Boston is giving gen- 
erously to other war charities— is to be col- 
lected in the next few days, bc^iIlninB at 
once; and the check covering the gift will 
be presented to .Marshal Joffre In behalf of 
the Fatherless Children of France. The 
sum of $l,T(i,<>cH) will furnish support for 
' '1<I00 French oridians for a year; and this is 
of course in addition to the many hundred 
French orphans whlcii the Boston commit- 
tee of the Fatherless Children of Franca 
already has under its care. 

The collection o£ this 6um in a few days 
will mean an extra effort on everybody's 
part, but when !t is realized that the gift is 
partly to France, partly to Joltre an,l partly 
to little French war sufferers— when die 
full realization comes to people of (ireatel 
Hoston th.it the soldiers of France have 
Ion; been the American I'rst line of defence 
— it is belicv&.l that tho money will come 
oiien-handedl.\'. 

ICverybody will have an opportunity to 
give, for the greater city will be canvassed 
t'lortughly in a way that the committee is 
not yet cilvul.irl",":. but a way that will be 
comprehensive. Every man and concern in 
State street, evcr.\ business house, whole- 
sale or retail, every citizen, every man. 
ivo-.nan and ihild, m fact— particularly 
every child with a. father— will lie asked to 
irake the gift a Irib.ite from the wlio!,. of 
Koston. 

K iiopular individual amount to give, it 
is suggested, is $;:(i, which will support one 
!I'"rench orjihan a year. 

'i'lie committee wliicl; has the offering in 
charge was represented at a meeting to- 
day at the home of Miss Klizabeth -S. 
Crafts by Mrs. Kobert W. I,ovett, Mrs. 
Jasper Whiting, Charlea C. W'aliier, PhiHp 
'I'v'ienii and Paul 1). Host. 

Work on thocollection lias dlrcady started 
Mud it %viU not stop until Joffre arrives In 
Boston. The treasurer of thfr fund is Allan 
J''oi-.iioH, care of State Street Trust Com- 
pany, and pcr.?on3 inclined to grivp before 
the solicitor (In. Is them may send chepkg 
direct to Mr. Fu*^ 



DHVfJLOPING B08T0S 
So much refll value can be de-^eloW 
ibc citv of Boston out of the plan for ex- 
leiKling Stuart street and .ope»ln'4 UP »"! 
whole area south of Boylston •'"■«** '^*^ 
ibe I.eisislature cannot fail to regard tnB»., 
pmicc, as de.servins of P'^*"'^ promotion... 
■ If course theie must be careful considera- 
„on b.itb of il.e way in which the worK.j 
should be done and of the means for mee 
ing its COS.. I. was precisely on the«. 
points, however, that the promoters of the 
I'ark Square Real Estate Tru>3t, whtcH » 
the private enterprise at stake, showed * 
helpfully c^i-.pei-ative attitude when they ap- 
peared vcsterday'before th- legislative eom- 
mlttee on Municipal Affairs. Tlicy certain- 
ly seemed ready at all points to consider 
the good of the city at large. Instead of m- 
t-i«ting on one pian alone for nnancing the 
imjirovement, they offered a choice of al- 
ternatives and put the selection s<juarely up 
,o the (Jeneral .Court. The suggestions 
made with facts and figures supporting 
them, sho.w first how the takings and street ^^ 
improvements could be made by the oUy ■ 
I throu^-h tlm exercise nt its usMal ■•is»'t or 
I eminent domain with money borrowed out- 
side the debt limit. The other proposal .n- 
I volves the u.e of the powers conferred by 
the excess condemnation amendment to the 
State constitution, ratitied in f^'J^^'^^^ 
.vould le, the ciU-t«.t for a --^'^'^^'^ 



sidcraMy less than Vo^ld hW tP ^/ 
under the lirst plan/ /■' i..^^.- ' / , 

.p,,,, i, in addition suA torcn .bf the, 
\,„,i's willingness to pay tor va.u.e re# 1 
,.,.ived as may be discovered In n3 offer to 
..veto the city outright a certain p.^rt ot 
n,.. property fronting on -rrinity place. <>cj^ 
,.,.,,iod hv buildings formerly used by th* 
Massacd.usetts Institute of Technology arf 
,-,.iucd at hundreds ot thou.sands of dol!a| 
The part so offered would cover the lanil 
Inccessarv for the extension of Stua,rt street 
'from <'larendon street through to Trlnl'r 
,,bicc aod so out. ultimately, to Huntington I 
axcuuc We have these evidences o£ the j 
I trust's good fE.th, and they complete the] 
I, a SB in favor of tho project ae a whole. Its ^ 
i.,herenl values to the city have been b^| 
Nond nuestion. ever since the City iPJan- 
ning Commission first revealed the oppor-J 
tuiiities of extending, improving and bCBtl- 
lifying Bo.'iton througii the IntelliBont dar 
vciopmeiit ot all this area, much of whtchl 
is iiinv mere waste laud. A rcsponsililel 
ciiniiaitlcc of the <':hanibcr of ''onimorcc] 
has reported that this developrrtetu wouidJ 
in ill! opinion, t.1rike directly at the roota 
of our- nc's.Kjtt dovntowii congestion. IxT 
does not merely try Ui regulate trafflc Ittj 
■luvc. tlie amount of their tvork ana eijjl 
fort'.' it is doubtful whether ths iiiuney ;iti| 
cover ths c(i7,rigo .s even available, if Jt \f 
not, if tho city is not immediately pri 
pared to onlavKO the number of its tlreOli 
so as to make this frequent holiday po. 
slble without Impairln.a; Boston's prot«ctl«i 
i. from lire, what a mi.stakcn act would IL, 
th,6 passage of this ordinance! In tlni« .(^1 
geuRj-al emergency we would io Kratttltil'' 
an order wdiich could only have the ett* 
of reducing :iston's power to meet 
emergency, jo l.ilk about enrolling all i 
tired firemen in a list for special eme^_ 
ly duty, and Ihtn to pass an ordtiiw 
which would cripple the department's 
lar orsanizatiott, livcre . a B'ransca 
. ongruiiy. '•, jp> , jgj 



m 



Tamer locMin Cage; 
His Animals Enjoy Freedom 

Dare-Devil Denny, Whose Pet Scattered City Hall Re- 
porters, Advertised to Sell Everything From Sacred 
Cow to Hippopotamus by Mail, Say Inspectors. 



I^ouis K. Denny, who docs a mall 
>rilei' b'Ji:ir.e''>. In wild animals, aeoord- 
ing to postorfke inspectors, dirln t lead 
iny Hon around yesterday. 

While "Brutus." liiK pet lion and cO'.n- 
panlon. played at home with SnooKum.s. 
his Boston terrier roommate, Denny 
spent the morning (n the cage In the 
office of irnited States Marshal Mitchell. 

It seemed rather rough on Penny,' the 
undaunted, lion-hearted, dare-devil, to 
lock him up in a cage while his wild 
animals enloyed freedom, but the law 
i» law, and Denr.y was under arrest, 
charged with LLsing the .n;ail3 to defraud. 

Denny w;is arrested on the complaint 
of I'ostofflco Inspector Hall. who 
charges that a Ma'ne woman' sent the 
lion lamer money for a dop which she 
never received Denny pleaded not guilty 
when arraigned iM-fore United States 
Commi.ssionei Huyes. He wan held in 
$nOO for a hoarinj; -Tnd allowed to go on 
his personal re 'ognizance. 

On Wcilnesday Denny ,-vnd "BfUtus" 
dropped into the City Hall for a call. I 
Tlie ob.iecfive pcir.l ".-as Mayor Curley's 
office, where Denny was to seelt a jnh 
as nurse or vaint or something to the 
aniitials in the FranliUn I'ark Zoo. 
"Brutus" was to accompany him in tho 
iwsltion of advisor or protector. The 
mayor wa.s in New York, so Denny 
and "Brutus" decided they would r^- 
I>eat their call yesterday. 

Yesterday the City Hall reporters hid 
their rubbers and themselves and 
bribed liie janitor to tell them when 
"Brutus" called and left. When the 
news came that "Brutiio" was home 
and Denny was locked tip In a cage 
the reporters hurried to tiie office of 



the United Stales marshal and made 
;.'aces at him. 

"You're a fine Hon tamer," said the 
dignilied Transcri[)t reporter one-half 
of whoso tl.2n nibberB had been digested 
by "Brutus" the day before. "Why 
flon't you cat your way out?" 

Denny Ignored the tnunt.= and later in 
the (lay departed mournfully to seek 
solace with "Brutu.^" and SnooUuni.a. 

Denny, according to po.itofflce in- 
spectors, has Barnum faded when' it 
comes to getting wil,| a.nlioals. Denny, 
they said, adwrtised tlirough the mails 
that he wotild sell au\thing from a 
sacred row or a liippopotamus to a 
trained flea. 

He lives at 532 Massachusetts ivfnue, 
wh'ch is anything bm a wild communi- 
ty, and far different from the picture 
one would Imngine when reading Den- 
ny'.- alleged ll;erat\:re, describing him- 
sei; as proprietor of tlie "New Knglaiul 
Stock Ranch, breeders of swine, goats, 
poultry, lions, elephants and dogs." 

"Wlien Denny received an order for an 
animal, according to the inspecl(jrs. he 
went out and bouglit one and tiien 
Khipped it to his customer, together 
with a list of "bargains" in anvthin.g 
from an elepliant to a maltfeso klucn. 
In Newton he sold a poiiy, the tn.specl- 
ors (5ay, and in Brooklyn, N. Y.. a cub 
bear. 

^"Wheii Mrs. Krneat Stull of Woodland, 
Me., sent money for a dog she received 
none, the in»pe<'tor.s charge, and Den- 
ny's arrest followed. 

Last night the news of Denny's em- 
barras.sment was kept from ",\Tork .An- 
tony" and "Cleopatra." brother and 
Bister to "Brutus." and from Agnes, 
the pet cobra tliat Deimy sometimes 
wears for a ne<ktle; but the crocodile 
who heard shed tears. 



SLUSH FILltU ' 

mim cnusE 





CITY HALL NOTES 



Fire Department Motorization 

is prosresslng rapidly, tho purchase of 
?u-»,800 worth of additional apparatus by 
I Fire CoramiBsioner John (Jrady being 
i authorized by Ma3'or Curley yesterday 
The purchBfle will be made without com- 
petltlvo adverlitlng and th,-; ap'wirntua 
■will be sold by the 8ea«rava Company 
of Columbus, O. 

Tho order c^insists of Fp.ven comhir,.a- 
tJon auto loso and ciiemical wagons, a 
TB'foc* acrls/ rarfd'ef trued and n tiipin 
puir.ping engine. 

A Tremont Street "Whitf Way" 

wa* ..Mterday petitioned for by property 
owners representing J'a,O0O,(»O worth of 
real estate. Tho petition ».«k» that 
Tremont street 'oetween Boylaton and 
PlB4a»nt etreeta be paved wltli a mod- 
ttn. emooth surface and that additional 
Street lighting; be InataJIed. 
L The document amerta that this li part 
in ihe fhe*tre belt and that thu present 
wajke are not iarjc enough to ac- 



[ Consul Demosthenes Timayenis, 

:he local representative of Oreeie, yes- 
{•rday wrote to Mayor Curley his wHing- 
ness 10 permit the use or his liiotor 
yacht in case this Tiatinn needs it. He 
dejcrlbed the boat as morn than r>0 feet 
In length, and having a 714. foot beam, 
and said that it ran o- I'ressed Into 
senice whenever requested. 

The mayor thanked him for his offer 
and forwarder! the communication to the 
proper otTiclnla. 

Boston Common Is to Be Armed 

"^Ith a 'modern 37 mm. revolving cannon 
<u the result of a permit issued to the 
naval recrulUng aufhoritios vesterdav 
by Mayor Curley. 

ThLs cannon Is to hr placed at ihe en- 
trance to tho Park street subway and 
.Will be used to attract interest In re- 
Tjrulttng rather than to defend the sub- 
way against invaders who might want 
to use it for a trench. Therp wj!; .,|„^ 
%p !i large fign erected appealiiT^' fo,. 
P^rult*. 



Neariy%80 Men at Work.' 
Improvement Is Ex- 
pected by Tonight. 

I'he condition of Boston's streets yes- 
terday caused a flood of complaints 
from every corner of the city concern- 
ing the accumulations of ice, snow and 
.-iti.-h. 

By nightfall the city had TOO regular 
city employes, 200 emergency men hired 
iiy the city, and 27U men provided by 
contractors at work on snow removal 
and llu.''hlng the streets with streams 
11 om hydranis thi.s method •nasiiing tho 
slush and snow into the «ewers. The 
city had 100 nf its trucks, pun.gs and 
carts at work removing the ,inow, and 
the conlr.-icturs furnished IK wagons and 
auto trucks. 

M.issnchusclts nvemie, from Albany 
tc. Tremont street.s, on the Ingoing side, 
became so rouBij and iironssahle that 
Public Work.s Commissioner Murphy 
was compelled to close it to traffic In 
order to prevent damage to vehicles. 
The condition was cau.sed by the pres- 
encp of iiuiiuuocks of ice with the de- 
prt.ssions (IHed with slu.sh that made 
them indisc^rniliU; until the automobile 
oi- w.-igon hit (hem. 

.Mttiouith they were rot closed, At- 
l.'uUic ii\ciii!c. Bioad, Conuor-.-cial f^on- 
gre.ss and Oliver streets, Huntington 
avenue and other aiterial traffic thor- 
oughfares weie in almost as linpa-ssable 
a conuitioii. t;y tonight traffic condi- 
tions are cirec'.cd to improve, although 
Mayor Curley last evening ad iiltted 
that his e.xtiectatlons are ba.^ed mainly 
en hope that the weather will remove 
mo.'M: f)f Ihe siit)w. 

The contract system proved a failure 
>esterflay. the contractors contending 
that they were unable to .^ecn^.■ men 
even by ndvertising. .Mnyo,- Curley' 
however, haii :\o diffk-uuy in ohtsinirg 
?i)0 emergency men to :;:o on the city 
I.ayroll. Satisfactory results can never 
be ..btained by the contract system he 
slated. ' 






m 



SCHOOL BUDGET 
16.422,000 FOR 
COMING m 



House C TiisBion totaling J940.974, or 
5352,865 f(> relief of these coiiditlonn. 
The purohaae of a new I-atln 3cho.1l 
site In th" Fenway at a coat of not 
more than $S9,000 Is rccoinniendeci. 

Dr. Bogan, in a stalemrnt explaining 
l-is dissenting vote, asserted that liiKh 
:--luiol requiremmtH in Dorchester are 
l.-ing ?liKlited. Ke said the Dorchester 
tUph School i.": hadly overcrowiled and 
Ihaf a new high school huildinB should 
lie hnili in the di.Mtrict .«o thai the)c 
vculd he one for ooya and one for girls. 

I);-. Dvcr, in reply, said tliat T>orcheB- 
\< '■ Hlsh is overcrowded, but that there 
.-irc nuin; i.re.-is,lng demands In other 
jiai'ts nl ilc .■lt>. and that the intermc- 
.Hate I Ian will furr.i.'-h great relief this 

fall. 

.•\nncxcs of from eight to in rooms are 
to he added to the Roger Woh-ott echool, 
Dorchester; the John Cheverus school. 
i;ast Boston; the ?:liot-Hancock school. 
North Bnd; the Dearborn .tchool, Rox- 
bury, and sniaiier additions to a few 
„.i o..h.-.,-.U 



Increase of $234,000 Over 
the Figures of Last 

Year. 

■ V'f 

' ONLY DlSMUN 1 cR 

xTt--- <V 1917 ^^ ^ _ ^ _/^V ;> 

Declares High School Re- thrjj^k city councilman 

quirements in Dorchester 'i'ne peiitiw! from tho New iiav.-i 

, CI- 1 t ^ road asking the clly's Kanetiun ii 

Are Being bllgllted. close Vt'ost FIi at, Ki.x<?et. south Boston, 

and steliing permissiou to tJouble liio 

Tt ^iil t:ii;c %i'\ill:'<^ ■ to keep the trackage through the famous freight 



v^-hools of i?n..toii (rniiif; tr.in; i-cc. '. 
lhi.=l year to .Ian. ."1, I^IS. accoi-dinsr 'o 
Die estimates of the scliool department 
V.urtKet adopted . csterdny nflernoon. 
],.i.sl yenr's budKC.t wa? S6.1S9.0'«i. 

Notwithstanding the budget thin •<'■•■■• 
represents an increase of $334,(ifiO over 
Uii,t year's fiRurcs, the ninnher of imi'ils 
to provide education tor is and will un- 
donhtediy continue to l>c fewer than the 
nnmtwr in 1915, and from fiOno to 70O9 lc«s 
ihan the nunit>er that -would be In the 
schools were It not for abnormal con- 
ditior.* during the past two years. 

Thia was pointed out by William T. 
Keoush, bnslness ascnt for the Fcho;>! 
departnifnt. who, at the request of Dr. 
iSoRan, reatl a prepare..! comment on 
[i>e budget. The conunenl. the puipos.. 
of wlilch was to explain that lie, huge 
nmount of money ava.ilalile is sul>,icot 
to greater demands than usual, rieclarcd 
( h£ . th!^ fallins off In attendance is due 
j).-inclpali,7 to the fact tliat children 
ar« Roin^ to work in r^'sponse to tlie 
denwuid of the exlstiuK abnormal indus- 
Ivial activities and to the dcciinc in '.t.- 
mlgration nlnce the Kuroi>ean war be 
t;(in. Infantile parjily^-'is kept dinvn 
aln>ndaneo last f-ill, reducing 

. , . ^ COA I 

pInK evnen»8ii „,,. ., ,„„.. '^ •'■ "'-'* 
j.,,t. t . . , o^ke at least xz.Ki.\ nior- 

to keep Pcbocl buildings ueated an. 

lif-'hled thnvi Uar ing" last ye.^j^ n j, ^j, 



,„. .lenses. 

v..^ ,...r... 



mi OECLARES 
BOYS OON'UACK 
IRjL FIBRE 

Denies Charge of Admiral 

That Women Teachers 

Soften Character, 



cut to tho yard on tb.e Common- 
T.'eaitU tints ■was rejected by llie Cby 

When City, Clerk DiinoTOii caiieti 
the roll, one-tilrd of ilio members '.if 
tlie City Council Bai in their seats 
\!i'.! retp.sed to answer to their n;i,rn(s 
.)r recoil.; their vote. The m>nie cf 
^ach of these nou-coniniitial Bta1e.>.. 
nen was called twice by the clerk. 

The purpose of this editorial is to 
lirect Die altrntion of Councilmen 
iagau. Watson and Welljngiou to 
he niles of the City Co>iiic.il. and 
'Specially to rule 23. wiii.jh has been 
n force for many years and which 
.hey individually voted to adopt for 
Iho pre.=ent year. It reads; 

'livery iiiember who siiail he 
ptesenl whiu a question Is pul. 
where ho Is not excluded by in- 
terest, shall give his vote, unless 
the ctuncil U)V special reason 
sliall e icuse hiin. Application 
'o be so excused on any quesllon 
must bo made before the council 
is uivid(;u, or beruio the litiiiui: 
of the yeas and nays; and siici^ 
appilcalion shall be accompanieii 
liy a brief statement of the ren_ 
;ions, and shall be decided >vitli_ 
otit debate." 

that these three 1 



We presurjo 



tiinated. This ye. ac.i- „udgat Bet,s aaldf 

t.tOS.uW for fuel aM llKht; h«t year'f 

ti';ures were V^Mfilt. Coal that conic 

be bought for j:i,50 a Ion not lonR a.?o 

is now Quoted nt J8, Supt. of SclioolsBtuiesmcn have no interest in thej 

Franklin H. Dyer, under whose dlrec- ^^. „. uov„„ that ohonld excln.1« their I 

tinn the estimates wera drawn up, said.' " " "., . 

Tim biggest sintfle Kern 1;. J4..iii0.;»n,votine. and It IS a positive fact tnat i 
provided for teachers' salaries. Thi.? Isfhev were not excused from voting 
fin increase of il25.R.'>8 ov<.r last year.. \y r^ n j.j i i . 

Th« estimate for ..uppbes Is $70,M0 mor,>^>' "'<' (Council, nor did they ask to 
than last year. he excu-sed, nor did they offer any 

Ni; Bvowed pnivLsion for the interme- |.,v.,^,,„ for bciuK tongue-tiod. 
diate school systora wmch la to be ex- , , . , ^^ . ,-, 

tended fhl.s fall to the str.tus of a rtis- 1* '" *" ''" ^^^'''^ *''«-l Oxjuneilmen 
tinct link In tho public iichooi course, 1 la i;ai). Wiitsou and WelltngioD have 
occt!,,yl..« the position hotW',,^.- the ole. ' ,,, ^^^ j^^ „,her rules of 

mentar.i schools and IdKh (chools.. W 
jviBde. the council than they displayed yes- 

(.'enKf led conditions ivt th 6 Bovs'iprdgy fur rule i«. 
I, at In S lool and in several <>''<'inentary ; 
sihools., and lacif, of yard g ccommoda- i 
lions at some .schools, ^■~" to annro- 






i KJ LilNv^vJiuN 

AS AN IDEAL TYPE 



W arns Against Thinking of 

Manhness in Terms 

of Brutality. 



rlations frcan the fund 



to nppro- 
ot the Schoc! 



"Su li rash ftatementi; are entirely 
^itliotit foundation in fact," -said Super- 
intendent of Schools Franklin B. Dyer 
yesterday in reply to the charge of 
Hear Admiral F. K. fhadyr-lck that the 
pnlilic schools have been softening oi'» 

fibc! by bi il^grlng . up OU" yOUlig iiiOtt 

under '.\omen teachers. 

■■.\n>'one nuiy n^ake wholesale accusa- 
ti uis but it is only upon actual facts 
I hat safe conclusions Bbould be based," 
Dr Dyer cf.ntinued. "it is premature 
to say that the hoy.s of today lack moral 
fiber. The ea.se is not proved so far as 
war is .oncerncd, for they have not 
bce!t tried out. 

"Our young: people have always arisen 
tn o.,casions. Whenever they hav« 
faib'd it has been through no fault of 
ilieirs. but throuc^h lack of opportunity 
.-!;■ pT-,.,|>er training;. The yonnir men of 
ic.h'.y ha^'e H..? much character and ster- 
;uip worth as younp men ever had, and 
more, too. 

"Harvard students of today are of 
.lust as tine liber and wLU make Just as 
enduring and alert soldiers, when called 
upon, as did these of 1Si;i. It is easy to 
talk atiout wcaknc.=is. but another thing 
t.i pro^e it. 

"As 1 see the hoys in our high schools 
t hcv Kceni to me to be a manly, sturdy 
;.•!. . .~pe. i.illy in the hisher grades. .\!j 
to llic !e.>cbin!; staff, about half are 
n.en and half are "« omen, and that is 
the riKlu proportion and should he kept. 
Dur children need all the virtues— these 
that conip t.'irouRh faitiioine influences 
a- much as those that coind through 
tlie masc:iline. h.iys as well as girlc 

"There are certain characterlMtc^ telSt 
we call manly— couraKC, strength, hcnor, 
iiihers we need also, such as klndllneau] 
helpfulness, s,\ mpathy for others, which 
the women are mobt likely to eaem- 
piif>". 

Tiiire is |..<> preat a tendency to 
i:'nk of manliness in terms of bru- 
tality. i.tr..-oln is the type of character 
that should be the ideal of boys, com- 
bining various virtues Into a har- 
•nonions character, and I believe it was 
his mother who influenced him , very 
l.-uirely; at least he alwa,VK said so. 

.Men slioubl always have charge of 
! c recreation and the work of boyis. 
b !l there is n.-- need of ma-scuitiie tan, 
ers below the hlBh school sradAfc 
In hlRh schools half, of the t(«| 
e>>.>iiiH be women.-' 



\^nmmas Lara dent to 

Haganhy Jerry Watson 

Latier Told Councilman After Defeat in WIS He Wai 
Going to Get Out of Public Life for Good, 



Mm '} iqr 



Hagan Testifies. 



an toBtifiod 
(Jerry) Watson 



' ouncilman Henry B. 
yesterday that James A 
.■icimittPd. after his defeat for the City 
Council In 1915, that the defeat waj the 
test thhiff that could have happened to 
liim, and that he was going to Rct out 
of public life for j'ood. He also adinit- 
tPd geltliig a Christmas card from Wat- 
no;!. 

The testimony was slven in the $Sil,nnO| 



"Have yoi! had anything of late nap- 
ptn to show that Mr. Watson had no 111- 
foeling toward you?" 
"Ve.';: iie sent me a C'hristma.s card." 
Tiip card wa.s entered as an exjiiiijt 
and tlien road to the jury: 

■riif •mill' (.1(1 wlali. |,„i siill «iiici-ro. 
.\ merr.v ClirlHtiiiiis aiij n Uai.jiy New Voar." 
.Vi"!(?r the laug-llter had subsided, qnes- 
tloua regarding Jerry's attitude led to 
t'.il,^ .itatcment from Mr. Hagan: 

.. ___ _ , "In the C)iy Council meeting Mr, AVat- 

lie for llbc! which Watson I.roii.«ht ■'""• "-^'"^ f'at his defeat was the besi 



against the Boston Post. The Post has 
adij'ltted iiublishlnp the aUcg-ed Hbel- 
oua letter which Hagan has admitted 

^'o* ■• "^' Liial is before Juuse 

Keating and a Suffolk Jury. 

Yesterday afternoon the crowd anx- 
lou,-) to hear the trial filled ah available 
seats. 

Immediately after court was called 
Hasan resumed his testimony. In an- 
swer to qnefitions about Watsons char- 
acter, HaKau said: 

"1 arrived at my analysis of Wat- 
son's character after observation of 
Mr. Watson at close rang-e." 

To show what he .oieant by referring 
to Watson as a man who mitie "111- 
lempered and ID-advlsed speeches," Mr. 
Hagan related several incidents. 

Attacked Storrow 
".At the time Mr. Storrow wa.« elei^tod 
to the City Council, he made an attack 
on Mr. Storrow In ianguag-e that no 
man could misunderstand," Hagan said. 
"Will you give the substance of it and 
not attempt to charai.aeriize It?" inter- 
po.scd .\ttorney Prout for the plaintiff. 

"He charged that Mr. Storrow bouRht 
1.1s way into the council, in terms so ' 
violent and so malicious that 
to have the words stricken from the 
council record!" That had to be by 
inanimous consent, and it was done. 
Mr. Watson afterward anoioFji^rd.' 

".A.nything else to show the same 
thing?" 

"He made a proposition to ha\e all 
the buildlnRK In the city which did not 
ha\'e suitidde lire-escapes placarded to 
save the lives of the firemen. 1 was in 
favor of the plan.. Later I satisfied my- 
.self (hat he was doing It for political 
reasons. My store was one that would 
be phacarded, the American's Iniildin.t^ 
was another. The American was oppos- 
ing him at that time. Timothy Smith's 

store in Roxbury, of which i know noth- i never met Watson 
!ng, was another. ! rity founcilmcn. 

In answer to questions from Attorney | Hagan admitted that l.e had "dniwn 
Prout, Hagan said that the order lolglit ' Watson's tire" to [irotect the nther 

fire' in couneiimen. 

It was further brought out that }fagan 
ifelong i thoiighf that Watson was artlns dis- 
honestly when he Intrortuced the order 



Ing that ever liappened to him, and 
that be was out of public life for good." 

In cross-examination. .Mr. Hagan said 
iliat be had no wish to be coucei'ned in 
tlio trial at all, but wi.ilied rattier to 
k(;C|> out of it. 

"Did you talk with the i-cporter who 
w!otc tliP story? " asked Attorney Piout. 
referring to the Pemberton square siary. 

"Xo; but I was assured t.uit It was 
( orrect. and that there was a lot which 
bad not been printed.'" 

■Wore you worked up over the 

SpPC'Ml "■' 

"I was indignant, but 1 didn't talk in- 
dignantly .o the Post. 1 was told bv 
Mi, Grozier tliat T could have space to 
answer Mr. Watson." 

In antiwer to a question, Mr. Hagan 
.^aid that Watson iiad not showed anv 
animosity toward him In his action,-; or 
ill the way ho acted when they met in 
the coun'!-!! 

"Did >tr. \^'atnon say iUiythhig about 
btinging suit against you?" 

"He said he was going to sue the Post 
because they h.id mor.; money than I 
have, and when he liad got some of 
their money he said be was going to get 
ptunc oL rrjlne." 

"Vou've ansvered that ciuestion three 
times," said .^ tcorney Prout. "Xow will 
.lou please tell the court whether you 
ftske(J , were told ajivthing o; a ditTerrnt naturf 
hy Mr. Watson in regard to suit?" 

"I have never received a different im- 
liression fiom him tb,Tn tli,-il." 

In regard to the vcrlial batllc.i in the 
council Hagan said that It wa.s true 
he had had many disagreements with 
\A'nt,son. 

"\\"" differed railicidlv In inatl(.:rs of 
put'li.. policy." lie cMilaiicd, 

The arguments u,--u,(ll.\- pot ^A■atsor^ 
heated up, according li Mr. Hagwn. 

"You are not a.-: (luick-tciupcrei; a? 
Mr. \\'atson?'' 

"No, 1 thiidc 1 can sav Ihal 1 am 
not." 
It was brought out th.-it Hagnn had 
uilil they uu'l a." 



"Mr. Watson said in sul-.-^taPce that 
Srr, Storrow had bought his way inw 
the council, and that r and the o.ne 
member.s Ijad receUed ,wnie ol "'* 
money. . ,__„„ 

At this point testimony rn.i evioen^o 
was intro<luccd con'.'crning Mr. ^asans 
business career. Both counnel «<'">• •"'° 
conference with J\ulge Keating, an" 
after some argument the evidence was 
Iidroduced. It proved to be aomc. tech- 
nical business matter, 

Clifton R. Carberry. nLinaging editor 
of t'io Post, wa,< called to testify a.'i to 
his relations with Watson. 

"We've been giving more .M'aeo to 
Jerrv Watson than to any other can- 
didate for the City Council, declared 
Mr. Carberr^■. • 

He explained that be has known the, 
plaintiff for uumy year.-, and felt no | 
-.nimoslty toward 1dm. He got the 
space because he was so pec-^i.-itent in 
askmg i<>r it. 

In reply to a qncstlon concerning 
Watson, Mr. Carberry said: 

"Ob, the onlv trouble with Jerry Is 
that when he doesn't get what he want.s 
he gets sore. 

Even Judge Smiles 
K'.en .Tuilge Keating was forced to 
smile, and it was a minute or two before 
order was i*estored, 

Howard F. Block, cii.t editor of the 
Post, testified that Carl Wilmore was 
a careful man, 

"He';- a reportcu-. not a b'l w,'\cr,'' said 
Mr. Brock. 

Tie also e<;;ilaincd tliat Robei I 1.. Nor- I 
ton, the political reporter of the Po."it, 
had acted as pubiicit.v man for the O. 
G. A. at the time the letter was pub-, 
lished, but said that he was drav/ingl 
pay fro:n Ihe Po;-t at the time. ' 

"Wasn't he in the cffire of the Post 
a lot during that time?'' a;!ked Attorney 
Prout. 

"Not as inu( I: as ,Mr, Watson," re- 
plied .Mr, Brock. 

Botli men tcstitled Ibat they felt no 
animosity , towards Mr, Watson, but 
were on rather friendly terms with him. 
\i\ the morning session Herbert Bald- 
win of the Post created much amuse- 
ment by liis testimony In regard to an- 
other sult-a suit of underwear, 

Baldwin said that the first time hs 
had met \\'at;ion was wlieji be w;i,s -.u^- 
slgned to ask the plaintilT why he had 
not paid for some underwer^r. 

".*t <irs!.' ..laid Baldwin, "ho .-aid 
there Avas a mistake. .Vfterwjini he 
adniUted that he h.ad not paid .-%-.,■ i 
and added that it was good underwear.' 
He said thai he had some of it on." 
.laid the witncs ; In concluriing the story. 
Councilman Hagan denied yesterday 
morning that he wa.s ever taken from 
the City Club drunk. He said that he 
has never been intoxicated although he 

is not a total abstsiner 




Imvo been introduced after 
which two firemen were killed. 

"'A'as one (.>i the firemen ,a 
friend of M". Watson? " 

Mr. Hawaii salu ihaL he couui noi r*'- 
fnW rioflidtcly hot added tli;it «.,;■!; 
might have been the ease. 

Confirmed His Opinion 
Attorney Whitman then a.s'ked if sin:-e 
e letter Mr. Hagan had noticed ony- 
ing else of a si/nilar nature. 
'1 have olwer/rt characteristics s'nce 
the publishing Jf, that letter which have 
conrirnied rny hplnlon," he answered. 

'\jtiicr it-t. ' 

"Yes, on otlMjis fend councilors." 



to pl.acard the buildings in the city 

x,,l,l^U ..- .!_-, _..-,, ■ -r -, „ . " : 

.,,,.. ,, ,sr;in 'laiimU OL1.-1 IM Cif.Sf (II lUC i 

i "Tou tiiink that Watson aetcd dl.-;- 

honestly?" 
i "Tea, In that r.ase T think he was 
^ acting dishonest I,-'." 

i Paying Or( Grudges 

i "Ton mean that he was paying off 
old political grudges?" 
'"S'es," 

In regard to the i.\ael details of Ihe 
Storrow tttack Hagan said: 



I Tho Flnnnrn'^nmrntssinn' Ijctlpves that 

I '"lilff Met) inniirrh slio'ilfi not be pprniitt.'d 

I lo attend, at ihf citv's pxiipnKp, thp arnii'U 

j f-onvontint, ,-f tb,. ..hlcfs „f iirp <!.... „rtn,e>,l:, 

t" be noU! at, JaoliRiinvillf-. Fh,., this y.-ar 

^asi year the ohlef spent .5nr,.St in' nv.- 

"!>ys at a frtnventlori In Providenco. )n thn 

Pt-evloug ye-T tbi> pxppnne was spLMfi. in for 

I H '■■nivnntinii in Xpw Orlpr.ns, ' Allowing 

■ i.'-'O fur railroad farps and %:, a dav .-x- 

P"n-ps tor eleven days, tho trip to .r.ielt- 

MinvllP, aopordin,' t„ the commlmion- 

woi,l,l ,.ost ?).«>.,-K., nlthotiRh the dppnrimi„t 

.Is. If i,a, .,-n,i„ no eMima'c of tlie post. 

Ihe pommusLon fppla ,hat tho city will 

'hief from the convpntion this vear an.l 
'■•••■mr.mpnm that n.. n.onpy be allownd f.,,- 
till."! trip." 

Fire romml5=slonpr P.rady deolnred that 
•such a reoommendation was tri.vlal. in vipr- 
of the fart „hat chief, from tfu, larse an,l 
«mall <.ltips of the country otten.l ihpsp 
ponvpntlons ,nd snln much knowledge from 
tlipm Roston would be put in a peculiar 
j nffht by failure of its chief to attend, ho 

I 'Hho comml9.sIon's total rppommended cut ' 
I from the ir-iyt>r's allowance of $2,i;()7 S(W 87 
f'lr tiro department Is SU14.711,-,. 

Library Trustee,s Bilk 

William li-, Kenney, president of tho 
llbi-ary trustpes, appeared on the library , 
biidset e.lImatP. l^rnni the Kinancr 'om'- 
misslun tho committee received a coi.iplaint 1 
that It was unalilo to mak') an exhausUvo 
report oil this dei>artmenfs e^rimatea be- 
CdUEC the truiteos had refused to sesresato 
into various items llie appropriation fo 
salaries 

"The dppartnipiii jirpsented no detailei. 
reasons for requestpd amounts," tbo'com- 
misslon re)>orted, --on llie ground that be- 
ins? .1 corporation Its charter gave the tn;s- 
tpps absolute control of the monp.v.s .-.ppro- 
pruilcd and tihat any .'■•ubdivi.,'on Ijy the 
"Miroprialing power took awn/ from the. 
trustees the control of ihoir ninnevs hv 
suili .stihdiviidon." 

'I'he mayor's allowance for ilils deriarl- 
iiiput WIS SiL'1,174, 

«uppriulpudeiit riowliu),- of ilit fi,y llos- 
I'ilal appeared on the estimates lor ids de- 
par-tiTient, The mayor allowed hiiri $»>:,- 
li.'>l.iVJ. The Finance I'onimlssion advlscl 
reducing this by $fii«<S.03. 



T C /I -.. 



H 



n iijf^'-f (I ■ 



Democratic 



I 



Machine 

Mayer 



Solidly for 



City Etnployees Expected to Do Their 
I Shsra 

Announcpmo.it tniS week of a larK» 

Kroup of city cn.ploycps startlns work 

f„ the Uitcre.ts ot James M. Curley .. re- 

. pp. Ion us r.iay.ir. not only revoala tin 

Vriv situation at City H.xU but Bravely 

; K U-atoa th6 dangrer that the Curley op- 

' la fv> '" «' " ponilng campalK". 

'',"';;;'' wlu' pass bpfore the publio wiU 

!■!« th» ItiUMirtanco of tha Issue* In- 

"""', „'.H in tho mayoral election ot next 

^:XS. but l.y that tlmo. ^xig^!:;. ''V 

nt sctlv'tv and Buccess, the Curley 

prpsoni - j^j^^ij. niftchlnery bo 

""™"r„nv assembled and In Buoh 



CURLEY'S NETS SPREAD 

Large Fist and Small Are All 
Welcome 

Great Political Battle Now Being 
Waged 



be littlo left but Iron flllnga for the 
oppoBltlon to feast upon. 

It Ih no secret amuuK those who under- 
stand politics that Curley started Mb 
campaign in eariipst many montli.^ aKO. 
He did not wait for tho rumblings that 
have como from tho John F. Fitzgerald 
piarnp or for the predictions that ha-ve 
centred about the Good Oovprnmnnt As- 
Boolntlon headfiunrters. I'^or two ye.ar.- 
or irioreTio'icnpw very welt that he would 
be a randidalo to succeed himsel.', and 
whilo he, did not announce his candidatjy 
he st,irtpd In to be a "miod fellow" in 
circles from which tie had held aloof, and 
gave his friends every encoui agcmcnt to 
enthusp over his .idmlnlstration. When 
the formal announcp.ment did conie the 
mayor was '(.ble to nay tliat things were 
looking very well Indeed on his side of 
the fence, and that there could he no 
doiilit of his supppss, ni) ni.attpr who llip 
opponpnts j^roompd as .a candidate. Since 
that time the Curley nets have been 
spread all over tlie city, and they are 
strong nets with ablo-hodipd flshermen 
handling tlip.n. I>arge llsh and small flsh 
are welcome. Catches have been con- 
slderahlp. 

.Few I'ersons Know the Secrets 

Few are the taxpayprs or responsible 
men of affairs who realize the work that 
has been done liy Curley and h.is hench- 
men. It is not always dIflicuU to asoi ibe 
political motives In much that a mayor 
does. ostPtisIiily in tho Interests of the 
public, but Curley has been so bold m 
hlB political movement.') that politics 
have stood out prominently In a thousand 
activities of the last year or two. It wan 
Kood politics 10 coinbat the City Council 
In many of the measures upon which dif- 
ferences have been pronounced; It was 
good politics to secure a l.arg-e surplus 
from Inst year*s bookiiceplng and to pro- 
vide Increased saluriPs for hundreds of 
employees; it was ^ood politics to "'make 
up" -with tho Democratic city machine 
and to hold open tlie door to his ofTlce 
to many of tho political outcasts of the 
city who were ignored at the beginning 
oif the term; It was good fiotitics to inako 
all sorts of rosy promises when Caere 
V as tio Idea of fulfilling thorn. It Is an 
rltogcther differpnt man In the exectitlve 
v'hair than the Curley of three years ago. 
v.iio, .sijinding on t!io platform of Tre- 
nuiiit Temple, announced ttiat tlie old 
days at City Hall had passed and that a 
ncnv r<'.!rliiio of pflU^lency had be.gun. 

It la not difTlcult to realize the power In 
tlie mayor's oliice for campaign purposes. 
Curley has been shrewd, however. In not 
dissipating that power In <:ity Council or 
Icgls .itive campaigns. Tliat is one rpa.-^on 
why he comes into tho present campaign 
with so many i-lements of advantage, lit 
bus pursued a policy of reconciliation and 
of ii.irtular favcir, realizing that ho couUt. 
not afford to mix too ardently in lioston's 
many factional nphts li\ tho last throe 
>pars if he desired to approach tlie m.iv- 
iiral campaign with a solid front. 

Machine at. His Side 

No mayor actually started ft campaign 
for rpl'lo<;tion under circunisl.ances so fa- 
vc.rfible, or at an earlier date. 'I'o bPgln 
with a<'count must bo taken of the l>pmo 
crafic city machine. Doubtless tro mayor 
would now call that orKaulzatlon of more 
value than "empty eggshells," a term saffl 
to have been employed by him In crlticls- 
l).g the conmiittco which was against him 
In tlio tight with Thomas J. Keimy three 

years ago. 'I'liero are twenty-six wara 
chairmen in that organization and they 
;iavo won many a political battle, Trtio 
it is that the.v were dnfeated In Curiey's 

■;sn three .vears ago, but ,Iolin !■'. I'Mtz- 

.'^•rald could iiot iiavp won over .Tamos .1. 

atoifow jiad it not been for the in.ichine. 
'rhoac men did not care for Fitzgerald, bu". 
they could not accept Storrow. 

Curley wa;' bo nngry ai the Democratic 
organization after hii became mayor that 



ho refused to have anything to do ''''*'''! 
fi^r looro than a year. At a meeting hwO 
for organization soon after the electioa- 
ho refused to attend, though It was W-<»u 
known to him that he could have sn^lM 
the eiitlro delegation toward him. Th«r* 
v<a8 no immediate need for such flippor* 
11 nd tho mayor bided his time. Two years 
later tlie recall vote showed that he couW 
r.-mair! foi- his four-year term without 
;"oubla and at that time the mayor evl- 
dontly thought with first seriousness of the 
time that he would need aU tho BUPPOt 
I possible to obtain tor reelection. Tbe n«a- 
I chine, wlilch had liccn (lensona non grata, 
I looked better to him. Senator James i*- 
1 Timilty, its chairman for years, had be- 
come an enemy of ('urley's, but one day 
ho .appeared in the piayor's ofllce anfl 
piuergpd with a smile of satisfaction. From 
tnat liine on tho inachino was taken In 
I liarge by tlie mayor, bmtiueted at a COS! 
:*!' ,^5t>0, and it ii.as remained true to him 
to this day and will remain true for the 
campaign. 



No Power to Hold in Contempt 

So Curley faces the campaign with .1 
power that thp opTio^jllion should not hold 
In ootitp.mpt These men are on the firing 
line with banners liying aJid countenances 
.aglow, forgetting the first two years tit 
City Hail, which were starvation years, 
and lonklng to the future with satisfaction. 
ThPre Is mu.'h work for those hardy chief- 
tains, the mayor's poltti''al hol.vguard, to 
d^. They must go out and repair th'» 
fetices. Old estrangements icust be iroiwd 
out, disappointments healed and life-time 
enemies of the m.ayor brought into the fold. 
( "urle.v - .'.allzcy that no i7'an can get a line 
on how Bofion' stands yolitically for Uils 
great cam, aign. He cannot dciiend on the 
tlgures (,r three yi-ar-s jigo, ..uhen he de- 
feated Tht'tnas j, ^'enny, because he has 
no idea of th» man or .rien who will oppose 
him, or to wha' extent ohn F. Fitzgerald 
will work agal 1st him,^ O'ho mayor is 
working mora '.n the <!ai*k today than he 
ever worked 'l:ef>re, itcaus..! the situation 
Is clouded with ail '"orts of compll<>atlons. 

inio first City Sf-U llne-iip for Curley, 
Bignlflcant a» ii is o' City Hall Interest 
<ind e;>pK'tation, is ,'ut a shadow of the 
work that has been 'oing on fo- woeka. . 
Naturally Curley jxpe'ts the city em- 
ployees to work for liir... Ho has done 
very well Indeed f^.^r [hem, retif'ing scores 
of men wlio thought that their 'irlemisrirt 
for Fitzgerald would cost them their jobs; 
in-roased tlia salaries of liundreds of em- 
ployees, many of them undeserving: trans- 
ferred many men to better positions and 
altogether exerted a friendly influence that 
ml.aht well bi repaid by political work. 

Hut the jiuldic should not receive the 

-mpression that the mayor will find 14,000 

city othcials and employees getting down 

on their h.and.'* and knees for him. Thera 

i are hundreds of these men Who couKf^lCIS^ 

be induvid to lift a linger for any mayor. 

Ci'y ilall is hone\ combed with politics, 

bow'over. It ivernieatefl ne,arly all depatt- 

nonts. Tlie surprising feature about the 

aanouncement of the sanitary and Street 

.eanin.g foremen Is that the mayor should 
freely offer it to the public. In view of th« 
critici9m every year, when the suspicion 
Is pointed to City Hall activity. 

Other Significant Incidents 

Kqualiy si.gnitlcaiit, though the signifi- 
cance miglit not have been realized by the 
liublic. was tile recent announcement ot th* 
recoiuillatlon between Mayor Ctirtey and 
former Senator "Tom" Curley, the l«itLar 4' 
l>ol!tlci;in who was very strong years agw. 
Not that "Tom" Curley's Influfrnca in the 
mayor's beiialf will lie striking by itself, 
but that the example of the "coming back" 
of tho clans will cast rays of sunlight Int*' 
dark pl.-.cr.q, and p\cr,v dark place la needed; 
by Curley for success. | 

Curley men who are his agents In th»^ 
various wards are Just as Ixjld as the tJity.-^ 
employees who have stt^rteu worlf for jijn i 
relileotlon. They are picturing ths sec^^ 



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tarm a* OtM«y with tolo^ that would do 
]uR'clce to an Italian sunset. They are par- 
ticularly anxloui to eradlcafs tiie bulk o' 
the oia John F. Fitzgerald Influence, 1' 
view of tte former mayor'o expressed 
tbntlon of becomlni? a BtrcnR faotf;- ;, 
coniest agalnat Curley. This 'j.etivity ^r.9 
led ;ho Fitzgerald frlendr^ jq wonder 
whether Fitzgerald will stj^k. If he actu- 
^illv gets Into t*i." "'jl'^^* 

6\^ .rnzg-^rald me-n recall tho s<>rvlc6 
that I'ltzgerai'l gave to Thomas J. Kenny 
three years aK<>' haw It was lnVJ>osslblo to 
cet Fltzi'Jrcrald to go ,out on the stump for 
Kennj-, or to bfsilr himself in n'larters 
that needed attoiiti.ir. They regard Kltz- 
Sarald as much of a political opp.'JrH'.nist 
as Individual menvbcrs c.f the Democratic 
tcmmittte, rt^allzing that he has his i.y^l 
cot on tho United States senatorship, and 
good politician that he is, would not think 
of goi'ig into a loqa! contest if H meant a 
serious defection. There a^<^ a'.Ho Fitz- 
gerald men who w ;'Uld not be surprised it 
tho former ii^ayor mpeu Inlo the ccntest 
; as a candidate, wil K to atalte Beuatorlal 
chances on the ros '.. '■■■ ?iiiust his old en- 
emy, James M. t'uri 

.Mr. Fitzgerald arris d home from Pain. 
Beach last week but since that tlm.- ho 
has ihoen inactive politically, i^ew of hia 
old friends have soon him, but ha is In 
p.,Ks<:.ssion of tho salient facta concorninK 
tlio Curley activity. 



fUl/iil^-/ P^ ff^/ t ,,|^ 1^ apparent, therefofe. That the 



the 
„i or 



case 
t'oiild not lie nrj^iicd before the first of 
.liilv. The commi.s.slon ouKht to ll.^ve nt 
least one month even if it had no ether 
business to do, o review tlic testimony arid 
the ariri'ments and mal<e a di'iision. Tlie 
decision is ons- of grent Iniporlam-o I' 

I ity. ;i>! it aflVcts the rates for a i"'ii' 
t ■!• vonrs under a contract which now < alls 
to,- tlio expenditure of npproximntclv liali 
a million dollars a year by the city. 

"If a now commission should come in on 
the first of .liilv of this yoar. 1 see nothiiiK 
else to rio iHit argue thi- whole ca.--e l>eforc 

II new board wlilch is not acquainted witli 
lii,> issues awl which lould not understand 
tlicm except by reading the rntire record. 
To .ompei til.' lily to PUi.niit t. 
procedure ne thW- ■.-.onld lie tlie rimltt 
of in)usti.-e. 

•T li.ivc not hoard of any gener;il dis- 
«;ifi.mM.i!on will-, tlie .-ondtict of the por.-on- 
,„.] of the (!as :.ud F.lectric Light fouiniifi- 
■.hm W hile it may have seemcil to some 
of the lighting corporations that the com- 
mission, or Home of its members. Ui^ve 
fikeu nil advaiieed ground *" certain oe- 
c;i»\on'i it should Ire liorr ,,i mind that 
the public service I'orporitlons .ire natu- 

!ly eonscrvHtive in «\icli respi c'ts. 



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St liinu 



nnd 



,hiit -Biiat they might reu-ard as nffonllng 
them just cause of complaint would .seem 
to the average citizen not to afford aii.v 
ground of complaint. The co.iseu.-.us of 
opinion, I believe. Is that the commission 
has cond.'cted its business witn due ro- 
trard to the interests of the public and of, 
tlio public service i .u-porations. It seems' 
to mo that it w-mild be particularly un- 
l„ .,,,,,.,1,. if anv si^ction of the piioUc .should 

n 'rive -it the "conclusion that a litll such 

;,„ ,,,e iiresent one was Intended to ellmi- 
bostons Corporation Counsel Objects to ^'^^^ f^,,,,, public niliee 'men wne havei 
Consolidation of Gas and Electric Lighl given long and faithful cervlce totho^ pub- 
it would he more 



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/ 



SULLIVAN FILES PROTEST 



and Public Sen-ice Commissions 

forpor.ition Coun.-ei John ,\. Sullivan ol 
riostoii has su'l'initted a wr ten statemeni 
to the .Hiiecial Committee on Xinwiii lation 
of C*orntri.ssion3 deiuHincintr the l^ilI pcn.i- 
ing l-efor,! it, nn pelitie.n uf Rppreseiiitative 
J. Vv'eston .Mien of .N'ewton, i.i-ovhling for 
tile (consolidation of tlie tJae and Eictric 
TJKlit Commission witii fiie Ihjbiic Ser\'Jce 
' 'ori^-mission. __ * 

■'To any,->ne familfar with the Tco',* of 
the work of the Gas and l\Iectri<' f.it,'lit 
Commission,'" .says ^Ir. Sullivan, "it seems 
vi:ry Mlraiige thiit an.>'one siioulrt suggest 
the transfer of the duties of that Comtms- 
slon tc the Public .Sercice Commission. whose 
duties are .already sufllclently extensive. In 
my opln!i,n the division of powers ilictiween 
these two br-.nr Is has nnule for 'better pub-l| 
lie servi.e. ntr^ the consrdidiition of the two 
into one uouM cause the puiilic worl; to be 
done in .i mii h more ha»ty and much less 
cflb lent rn.'iiuier, 

'Tlvre is rinoliier verv serious ahje-tioc 
to this bill, nii it provides that the term 
of the Oas and Fdcctric Light Commission 
sliail ceas.? o-y July 1 in the present ye.ir. 
W'lietlier thisi provision w.i.s m.-vde for t!ie 
jrurtiose of preventinir the Commissiim from 
linshiiiK its Investigation of the rites 
cliar;;ed by tSe Kdlson Electric liiirmituit - 
ing Comi'any to the <-ity of Boston Is uol 
apivnrent from II. e Idll, 'but lh:it woiii I !..> 
the result of its pasKrige. 

■I'he hearings in this case have iilreroh 
lusted !>"• days, and it seems liliely tlinl in 
tlie course of ihe next four weeks theii' 
will be porhapa fifteen days more of hear- 
ings, St which time the evidence in the 
case' will end. 'Hint woulil bring tlie , rise 
practlcnily up 'o the (irst of .Me... 'I'll ■ 
eounsid r.M- eucb side would have to put 
in numerous exhi'dts covering the whole 
Held of investment and operating charKcs 
made by the Kdlson Compmiy, and the 
lirepiirulion of these exhibits would take 
at leust thirtv dii.^s 'ITien to prepnre fur 
tho nrKument of Ihe case would take ii i 
i least nnotlier month, wdilch you can rcndily 
I understand when I inform you that tlie 
I rm-ord in the case up to date contains ncar- 
I ly .sonO pages. 



__^ _ un'ortiiiiate it any 

.-...■Uon of -the public should conclude that 
;,„-, „„ti»-.,tion by this ccmmifision of 

t!ie 1 

lions 

expen.^es and in 

or less questiona 

make the eonimlBsiou pay 

terminating its exirtt.Mice 

wish to say tiint 



ivestigatioii by tiiis 

,,n„er in which the lis-'htine rorporn- 

Ivive .spent money for so-caHc;! 'egal 

various other ways more 

ble had caused tiie I-egis- 

■ . »„ nip"" 'be eonimlBsinu pay for 

lattire to nir 

Us action by 

"In conclusion. 



city of r.oston 
ln'.est;'?ati.-)n -l^t 



b.TS 

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aire;idy speni 



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LITTERS^ TO THE EDlTOT 



I>-OOI,l.'<ll 'I'RK 



i).\ Till-: coM.M<H«, 



•l-e th. !:aui)i of lliu Transcrijit: ^ 

\Vc have alwa.vs looked on the »!»' 
s,ri;.t as a deleiuicr of lloston t om.non 
„ud wc i.Mve been much surprise,! no. i^^ 
see any protest on .voui part ''«"'"-'\,'.,^ ; 
tr.'.nsi.lanting of great trees Iblrty to miy i 
years old rit tills time of yenr when they 
uro nearly in leaf. 

Tho imU- result .if the waste of tic; uc 
paycr-s' money will he the rtcaih or Htu.-m. 
of the treis. 

We enclcso icM-with a letter that «o 
wrote to the Park i,iul Recreation Ui;iai'- 
ments. aiel we hope sou will do samothmt, 
lo .s-ton ariv icrllier damage. 

llostou. .'day is:. mAi ^ X \S I / 

.\!ay il, l"'^. 
To tlie City of Boston, ttepartment oi' Uos- 
toii -('ojiir.-or.. lloston. Mass.. 
Dear Sirs— It is a v.eii ku"s'n ia t tiat 
larje trees can be tranMidaiited i:i Ihe wir.- 
ler or in the very early spring without any 
material damage. It is also a '.veil knowii , 
fait that large trejs, or any lieei ,annot 
:.e Iruusplanted at this time o.' the .sear 
after i?rowth had started, without tho 
il.inger of killing tlie trees, ir else serious- 
'.;.■ Stunting tlioin. 

, As 1 walk across the C'.'iiin.oii eeery day 
to and from my house and tiie otlu'e, , 
; ;;m amazed to see that some every hirse , 
irees arc being trau.spianted mi the ' oin- 
luon ill this time of the year. 

As 1 am intorcsled in ;iie I'm.iniou -.n I 
, am a tax|>ayer, I do cd want to sec I'a'j ■ 
' trees damased any iiku'c than they have i 
been in Ihe i«ist, and cm writln:; to ask 
why tills trafsplantiiig is being dcae now, 
as It would sc'^m that some -jne witii great | 
ignorance m-.ist have c iiarge of the oi<era- 
tiotis. 

.Vwailiiig :. 'Ill- rei'iy. I am. 

'I'uur:-: resneetfall:.', 

EDWIM a. ROtlfCKS CO. 

rriie plan lov the reariangcmeut of tvee-i 
on the I '011110011 is a good one as a matter 
of I. n l.scape gardening, but tiie exr>«ndl- 
lur,: ol' so much money at this tiniK In 
.sui h a work i.s a fo.-dish extravagance 
newrthelesH, and il. is pcr-'ctiy true, as 
.Mr. rti'sers says, that the season is mucli 
too latr for file proper ti-ansplanliiig of 
sill h iargc trees. It is a present wasJe of 
mones, and 's likjly tO prove an iiiriiiy lo 
the trees. I'd. TrauEtript. 



CAMPBELL 'case ARGUED 

Judge Crosby of Opinion That Clerk of 
Court Is Counly Official, but Takes Case 
Under Advisemeni 

Wliotbrr I'"r:iit.-is A, <.':inipt>cll, clerk oT 

th«* HujKTior <'ivil ("ouit for Hnffolk <'oiinty, 

is ;i <H»;iTily or a Sl:itn ofli'-ial. was »r.^'"iM--i 

boforo Jiidgo Crosby oT tho SriiTonio Court 

yosterday. in the Hiiil for a writ of inai; 

(laniiKs brought by Majfir (..'iirloy to romjicj 

VJ^'npbell to submit a soprrogatPd form ol' 

}\u\f:o.t to thft City t'ouncil of lioston. a^-t- 

iiK ;i-'^ county coiiiiniHiUonfirs. .losfph '\ 

byouH, assistant corporation counKol. ar- 

Xued tbfit CampboU was, a roiinty od'iPial, 

inri naliicl n. foakloy dptlnroil tnat <'a!n:'- 

)on WIS n StatP ofTlrinl nnd bad offcroM (o 

iubniit a detailf'il cstimati' "f ili.- r>;i)t'nfii- 

turc'H of tho ofli:e, but rtilUH- 'i to allow tbi; 

City |)o!Uiv:iniiy to gnt. control nf (in- (liscJ)'- 

llno. Cnmpl)0il had offered lo Rive the .sal- 

vXrios (f c\ery liencnl assistant under (he 

Jteparate estimate of .flVt.o^Wf, but luu] iftnsefl 

to K've Ihe naiTU'S and ainoiinta. .IiulK*' 

Crosby said ho was of tho opUiio!! tliat thr 

^jU'rk was a '(Min'y tttW' ry. Me lO')k th*- 

case under adv;;- >n<-n;. iutwerrr. 



ELKS WILL NOT PARADE 

;;,;.nd Lodge Believes That in Tini<i of] 
War Such Di.'iplays Should Be Avoided 



'i'liere will bo no parade of the KU.s wjio 
will be In Boston for the convention in July., 

The announcement of the cliange in plans 
is nolo in a letter from Grand Kxailcd 
Killer Kdnard lli^W\>o .fanics R. Xichol-' 
son, president of W/ri/<,;<lonr Natloital EUts'I 
Association, which re.'id.s: ' / "'^ / / 

"I heartily approve recomnieiidation o([ 
tho executive committee of the Hoston Na-.] 
tion.ii lOllis' Convent ion Association that tlmj 
annual parade of tho order at iloaloii In' 
,luly be disjicnscd with. I am iiistrucHnft 
all subordinate lodges that the piiadc wLlI 
not be held. liigree with you that all (iln- 
plays sh,)iild lie avoided and that the efforts' 
ot those in attendance at the convention bi> 
centred on dctermliiiiiK the best and most 
belldiil jialriotk' scrvh'c tliat the order cJin 
perform." 



As Head of iAl> 



smtJS ttBH 






1 



aouth Bo;ton man C.os.^ lo. 

Berth by Mayor --To 

Boost Salary 

Mayor '■'■'■''■^ '" '. ^ ,i„. ,uvm 

Pf the r.oxbury I'>- ^_,^, ^^,„„,iy 

ns suporinloiKlent f.i ^^ ^ ^^ 5,.,;i,u; 

Sv:"t»;;' ..^k ^ -^^^ """"' 

Inu Mayo. Cu,1.y^^"^-%;„ consent 
„• uic City (^;i"\\\, ^v. of Bcnon 

una past sr^"<i .f^'r"^., 
K Hayes Council, K. 



Work Tomorrow N>^ 



'"" ■ . ,1-. V illl '"''^ ,, , Rilli- 






day 



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*'*V HMAUANVILLE, 

" 1' " " .,.,„ tiiP V>ill..w-,| 

Mayor Clrley^;aa^;^^VuUeI, 

M"^';',;r'nn.— ...u, .oU.,-famn.. 



SELL V^OOl) 



AT 



T.„laloo= at ba W n - ^^^^ i„p from 
r,* 7 or 8 cents., ana ' " , prevaUing 

p,,„. «< !• '° '; ';"» f -,■. "■>" • 

prohibitive tooa« ^ , , ^ ^ ^^__ 

>^-;. May^ -,^^r:'o!^:orv,«.h- 

*'^ 's at v.>ii<=^^ '"" tX^pU-.o the co^t 

---^ijri^t;::;--''-'"^"" 

Mavor curl- ';;;:;„'" tnivrov"-";' 
from tl"- l^""*" " „iH iuaUK'ira- 

*^l. :^i.'" '"""":;"'u. 1 '- «'>t 

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f'"' ,, V v'>tit'>'" ' , . ,,. N.-W Uavn 

p,visiof ;-^|. scvvicft 



ire a""/';":aurh racuiv-o 

f'"-^'« "^t "'t on th.i same 

it. \vouW i"- __^ .fwc 

'-i::;^tn"-U-^^-;;^S:';nd after 

n'>«^'» "''fro t« a« ^'f 'Wvmr Harri- 

leticth 
he says, '"' 



. ;., ^Vir*a 
'.'■i'*'" '" i\,v a vara* 

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■'-h« ^'^" ":^m^ri ''>' Iff a« v.a«i 
,vUh "««^ ^■"' enkim; 'f'',..'. iliuPi- , 

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JUBILANI FOOD oty will teach 
BOyCOTIERS TO ^^^^™ farming 

nininr T^lftlll ^^^V""" <^u'"'ey to Encourage 

PilKilDt TODilY ' "" '^"°" "' '"^" 



oardens. 



Mayor Will Speak at Big 

xMass Meeting in Fan- 

euil Hall. 



RABBIS STOP THE 

CHICKEN KILLING 



Protest to Be Made Against 
Rising Price of Ice V" 
and Milko \^^ 

»JN*-" 

Slat'-d at thnir Kiirce.';=i in flosinir the 
live poultry shops of (Irpater Boston 
throiigh their boycott, whi'-h was fiir- 
thpreJ ^p.>itprnay when t!-.f Jfwi.>jh 
rabbli! ordprcci that no nioro rhickpn.-! 
*^ bo killml. thp women of the Mothers'! 
■ L*asup In the West Knd and the .'^outh 
End aro planning a trhimphant parade 
tola afternoon and a bl^' demoiiKtra- I 
tlon in a mass meetinBr at Fanoull Hall 
Three divisions, .startlnsr from Tanse- 
way and Ijeverrtt streets, F^arrl.ion 
avenue and Davis street, and from 
North soiiare, will rnoet in Park square 
at 3 o'clock. The route is to Bovlston 
slre-t, Copley sduaro, Dartmouih, Com- 
monwealth avenue, >fa.ssachnsetts ave- 
nue. Beacon .-itreet, paa.slnx the State 
House, Trcmont, Sohool. review at City 
Hall, Washinston, Hummer, DevcmshLn 
H- ,;■""'"" E'iuare, thcsce to Faneuil 

Mr;.. rSva T.. Hoffmxi will he chief 
mar.5nal and her aids m y>p. •sirsf Fan- 
nie Klnkelstein and Mr -ertj-udo .Cir' 
bender. A. 

Speakers at the roe'-' * r' br. Mavor 
rurley, Joseph O'Ne.^./,,^ .^^ J. Me- 

Brlde, Mrs. Eva I,. Hoffman and 
.Fosepn Dcarak, George E. Koewer ,lr 
will preside. ., , < .. 

Members of I,,,, i;-,UKekeepers' I.eairno 
voi..od at thev rne-iiuK yesterday af- 
.tui^oon to attend the S'a.ieiiil Hall 
mee .ng „t will not enter the parade, 
partly because It mliflit affect their 
eplslallve work and partly because they 
know the strceta are in wretched condi- 
tion for such a long march 

It wa,s deelded at the meetins to prn- 
te.st against the riaiuK price of Ice and 
milk. 



.N niiiniripn! cour.'ie in hack vaid 
f.irminK will start t;iday at the C-.tv 
ilreenhou.ses at lOast Coti.-iKe street and 
lHa.'isachu.settH avenue in Dorchester. 

The pro.|ect is an Idea of Mayor Cur- 
ley'.s to encniirajse residents In cnltl- 
vntin,^: .small gardens in their back 
jurd.-!. whfiie they can raise vegetables 
' niMiKh to materially reduce the high 
CO of living. 

Chairman Dillon r ' tlie Park anil 
Ilpcrcatlon Depc.rlnu it, a"llne under 
orders from the ma or, has assigned 
Martin Binaghty of lis dorirtment as 
tPaclier, and each ca.\' fro ifl a. M. 
until noon and from ' to o I I, ho ivlll 
instruc; all Interestni p ' s In the 
fletails of soil cultivation » .ilanting 

ol seeds and o'her infr,; ,it|<:.n ns^cK-'i- 
Hary to successful raising of garden 
liuck. On pleasail: days, a plot of 
land will be u.oed for the denionstra- 
lions, and on iriclenent days the dem- 
onstrations will tsfce place in one of 
liie biCKo greenhouses. 



V.7//,d- ^r/- ^f/) 



CAIflERON iiEfS 
JUDGMtll FOR 
S29] IN SALAR) 



City Appeals in Case oj 

Chief Suffolk Probation 

Officer. 

COURT TO PASS 

ON APPOINTMENT 

Vote of judges in 1903 Re- 
lied Upon to Show 
Validity. 



The suit W^AIlisoft ij9Rthcron 
against the city of Boston to re- 
cover his salary for the month of 
January as chief probation officer 
of the Superior Court for Suffolk 
county, v/as speedily advanced yes- 
terday by Judge r\i-,rdy, who, upon 
pr(.-i,entation of th< facts relating to 
Catheron's appointment by Judge 
Bell, ordered judgment for Mr, 
Catheron for the amount claimed 
$291.66. 

The city appealed from the finding to 
the full bench ni' the Supreme Cotirt 
to which it wll! lie taken on an agreed 
."itAtemont of facts Tb« cbs« will be 



The validity of Mr. CatheroH'i aP* 

polntn.fnt, whVb has been questioned W 
District Attorney J'elletler. at wtlOM 
suggestion Mayor Oorley '"'•«'^^''4 J"* 
citv auditor not to approve of '■'"' /"i' 
roil bearing Mr. Catherons name. ''.'J^' 
tnly point involved in the eonti'o'.ersy 
that the Supreme Court will be falleO 
unon to determine. ,, 

The agreed farts recite that on Uco. 
ir,, ISlfi, Judges .Ste\cns, .Sanderson ani 
Itrow.i. wlio con.stitiited the prohatlor, 
committee of tlie .Superior Court, pa- 
I>ointcd Catheron chief probation offlcr. 
■•"<i r-vi Ue.c. IS, 'l&K., Judge SeiP wlio 
w.-i.s then holding the criminal .session 
"f the Superior Court, aiipointcd Cath- 
11 on at the request of the probation 
coni'nittce aid fixed hi:< compensation 
at .Moiio. 

■Vi.'.'.n i'. Manning, clerk of court, noti- 
fied the city auditor that the court had 
appointed Mr. Catheron. 

.A.t that timo the .Superior Court con- 
sl.sted of a chief Ju.stico and 37 asso- 
ciate .iustlces, and no meeting was 
called or held by them to appoint Mr. 
Catheron. It U therelore claimed by the 
corporation cotmsel of Boston that the 
I walk or the iiu'e.stigatioiis. Complaint? 
iare gi\cn (o inierlor officers aiul they 
make HUt'li rcpoits as they see fit. The 
comiHissioners do not knov.- tlio whole 
stor> , for inferior officers, some of 
wlioiii are afraid they may lose their 
jobs and others who are seeking graft, 
iciiort whatever t'ley choose to report. 
"We have in the food department M 
Boston an honest, conscientious man In 
Dr. p. II. Mullowney, and it is for you, 
a bod>' Interested in food, to back up 
such a tnaii and get reiire.sentntives In 
the I>egislittiire to do something. 

All Lack Courage 

"Xo!.'Od,\- tiad courage" enou.gh to go 
afier the decayed eggs, when eggs that 
were too bad to be used in the leather 
irxliistry went into pastry. In .Salem 
■ ticet we seized eggs tliat showed ^j 
per I'onl . amnionia content, wlicii only 
'■', per cent, indicates deca>. 

"Dr. .Mullowney st.irted out to rem- 
edy conditions and we have foiigiit a 
hard battle. E\'en the courts add to 
our difficulties. When we are merely 
asking that the law be lived up to, they 

of their iiatlonallt\ ." 

Mr. Mc(.'affie\- iold of the sale ot 
a uaiiel of sweet jiotatoes by a big 
coniml.ssioii house at $.">.00, and liov.- ih6 
11. stonier, liiuliiig they were entirely 
rotten, had iiiuch difficulty in getting 
satisfactif)ii. In bob \ eal cases the 
officers arc i.raillcaily helpless In at- ; 
tempts to pro.seculc, imd the Legis- 
lature declined _to amend tlie law in 
a way tliat would make it more effec- , 
!i\e. Men who are making money in, 
liiiK uiiwholesonie traffic are respon.?!- i 
hi. for the failure of the I-egislature ; 
to Hit. be said. 

Rou.sc Politicians 
Ilie case nga.nst a baking company 
which was lined f,"iO for selling jm apple : 
pie thai had made n voung man very 
111 was exiilained in detail by M'- Mo-' 
Cnffre;-. " I 

■.\ largo number ot the b.akerles are! 
imlli lor thf. production of food and' 
ought to be condemned," he declared 
"Hut a- soon as you start nrosec«! 
t.on you have a lot of politici;.ng ntiti 
otl„-r influences on your back with the 
<ry that you are hurting the value 
Ol real estate. Nothing is said about 
I he rights of the peojilc." 

Shox^lng a pail covered with dirt 
Mr. Mc< affrey said it had contained 
rotten eggs when he seized Uta^ 
shop in Anderson street, Wpg, L„^ 
and that ;he owner was diii,,i. 
briiHh into .1.0 egg.s and ^pp,'^/;'^"^ ,; 
elgbt pons of ginger cakes i„ give 
Iheni a glaze, in court the e»<.^ „ 
ph. ceil on nie, '^*^'» *»' 



iisines3 at a cut rat«. 

'I'he mayor annoiinc»'d to the press tliut I -ij,,^,,,,, should be an 
i-.i: i« beffiniiliifj to tire of the story ■ -f' 
Pi'tt-r .1. FU-Jgirald'H irioiiorJOly of lity 
bomliny ;siiicu 1014 and in goiiiB to stop it 
by uKroelnc to (jiv- the. Finance Com- 
mission's company tlie biisi.i(!ss "If the 
lirm is lound to be reliable." 



THE FINANCE COMMISSION ,.,„„,„,«,„„ y, „ame th* concern tl,at >,, 

The Intricate and thaiiklass task (if !''!""^'.''^?"^''."l.'-"« '•" ''*"''"' **"' '"'''' 
passinK Jucigmenl uixin each ol llio 
thousands of iloniH In the annual sog- 
rflgHtcd budget has apparently hnon 
|>ennanently imposed upon the shoul- 
ders ot the Finance Commission. 
CiiHirman John R. Murphy, iiis ron- 
salaried associates and his Bjhall staff 
(if employes have "assumed the bur- 
den cheerfully. The results ot their 
endeavors to hew a path toward 
iconomy and efficiency through the 
political thickets of municipal politico 
are clear even to the untramed eye 
of the ordinary taxpayer. 

New York has a large staff of ex- 
perts, luftiiilaincd exclusivejy for 

budget Investigations, and constittlt-' the comment to a friend that lils ene- 
mies are '■floundering ' In tlieir sear.h 



A CURLEY APPaiMiPiW**^ 
The municipal purchasing W^f*^ 



officialirftlitt* 



anc 



Councilman James J. Storrow 

has aoc.Ttcil :i.i in-.-ilation to p-irti'lpato i;„f South Boston 
in 111" Haturilay nitjht ''elob.ution of 
l';\-a.'uatioii day In t'outh Eo.'itoii and 
>vill tjo thrown in close proxhnity to 
■.Mayor ('iirlc-y dnrinc the evening. Many 
South Uoiton i-ltizcna still ingi.st that 
ami Curlcy will be oppo.sinij 
yor-il .;E.n(Udate.s next fall, bin 
there is little probability of there being 
any verilieation of x'\\?., in tbe imniedi- 
ale future at least, from tl.e hanker. 
Several ci.-ys ago Mayor Curley raaflejl.f,,. driver, a corduclor, 



iStoi row 
nmyor.ll 
, there is 



Ing quite a payroll problem in iuself. | 
That the Boston Finance Commission ' 
has been able to achieve so much is 
a remarkable demonstration of wliai ' 
a small force, competent in itself, cam 
accomplish under intelligent direc- 
tion. 

Those citizens ivho take enou.i.fli in- 
terest 111 the budget of $25,0511,451 ..'f, 
to attend the hearings of the City 
t^ouncll. now in daily pnigreas, will 
find that the council considers th(3 
approval of the Finance Commission 
jof sufficient weight to warrant offl- 
I cial acceptance witho?:t personal in- 
] vestlgation. 

In ll'.nrc fc'.v irisliuices wliere either 
the mayor, tJie tleparanent hij.-uis or 
the council takes exception to the 
recommendations of the finance 
Cimimisslon an unbiased aualysi'j 
will reveal the fact that the ques- 



for a s'r.'iiig opiionont, and intimated 
that be had i-oliabio information that 
this tiounderine was eau.^ed by a I'rl-.ate 
ultimatum frtmi StoiroT!' tl.at he would 
not run. 



abilitv to expend annually fflinioOB 
of dollars intelligently an emcienU3^ 
Our mayor haa spent monUw » ^ 
iosiensible search tor Buch an «fP«rt 
d has at last annoiiaced Ws »«»*"»- 
ion of appointing Henry H. O't^noi 
We have Jnst 
: enough faith left In the comp*teucy 
I of the Civil Service Commission to 
' believe that il will decline to as- 
■ ,ume the responsibility of granting 
jj its necessary approval and confirma- 
1! lion of this appointment. 
!| \ir O'Connor has been a horse- 
tar driver, a corduclor, a city em- 
pii.vp. a fruit and oyster salesman, a 
i clerk in the rattan industry, an agent 
! for a transfer company, and 1« nOW; 
I the head ot a fireproof paper con- 
i eern But does even this verBatiUf/ 
Utialily him as an expert municipal 



' agent? What dt>es 



he know of the 



an MALL NOTES 



NA/ liam E. Hannan Was Named 

lis i.iy c< n f/amer in lb 
1 ' " 



caloric coal tjsts. the purchase of 
lumber, the dactility and peuetrauon 
,,f asphalt; a',i/ed casting nsqulrq 
mcnts crnshe 'stone and cement; ft 
,16 detail. 0^ >he supply busineij 
ranging froo a pair of rubber hpots 
and 



K'rlbarroW down to bruoma, 

^ i.iycii. f/anier n^ ibe .-"-trret De- •iu" ~ ••1^"""'^"^ ^^ ^ , i-^ 

■"K k^ Verduy by Mayor Curley I flour and eggs'.' / Jf i--," A, 
U a : M Of i\m a year. Hannan! It must be adntltled that ac ». 

a municipal purchaslajs 



naa formerly street commissioner and 
:.' one time was a candidate for nom- 
iicdtiun as mayor, 

l..ast y(-ar Jlannan ran for the Citv 
Coun?!; but wa.'i ()ef."ated, Jle ia a fe.-h 
Biaduate and the city was lucky 'n 
obtaining hi." services, according to the 
niaNiir. . ^ t . •* 



tloned economy is objectionable only ! ^^^ '^^^^ °^ Josiah fi. Benton 
through being more strict than politi- 
cal expediency considers advisable. 
Tiie r'Inance Comnilssiira lias labored 
slni'erely and under great stress, ant 



jt deserves niiblic edni'rntiviuti.^- 

CITY KALI NOTES 



The Mayor Received a Potato 

throuKh the niiill yciterday fiom an un- 
Known admirer named tlehi^y Mc- 
Miebnel, livlns in Kast Tlllon, ?\\ H. 
It v.a.i a uhopiier of a siuid, adorned 
with a niimber ot large and wirly |.,ro- 
tiibeiance.s. The mayor looked In vtiin 
for a letter tellins tlio hi.story ol the 
potato, and finally showed it to Park 
''ommt^sloncr John Dillon, a hortlcul- 
tur.Tl export. 

lie said the potato had been apparent- 
ly raised In a iioihouso and declined to 
value It, other than to way that it was 
almost prioelciis and should bo baked. 
The mayor mny display il In rr.iy,: 
S'"ar(ie,i window of a Jewelers estab- 
llshmcnt. 

{The Bonding of City Employes 

i was effiilally ili!;< u.'^sed by Mayor Cur- 

' ley yesterihiy i?i a eommunleatlon sent 

' to" the V'inance Commission. In the let- 

I'ter he reminded the I'"inanco Conimla- 

sinn that he has accepted itH reeom- 

nienrlntlon that bonding premium.') be re- 

diK ed ■JO per cent., and Mka th« Finance ! 



ii elvins Mayor (tin-ley cousiderahle 1 
worry, as he fears that the clause re- i 
tjiiirlng- the city to devote 3 per cent, j 
01 Its annual appropriat:on for the IJ- ; 
iiary iJepartmeni may require an ex- 

■ i.enditure so heavy as to make it im- 

I'os.'ilblo for Bo.=ton to reeeiw the for- 

1 luie heqiieathod conditionally hy the 

late attorney. 

Yesterday the Jihrary trustees were 

I a.-lied tOj report their opinion to the 
ni.i>.ti at once. 

Councilman Francis j. W. Ford 



salary for 

agent will not secure au honest Mt- 

jert who is worth more. 

If Mayor Curley will name a $7500; 
a year expert who has qualified |n the 
Industrial world as a purchasing ag«nt.; 
^■Q Will support' him In a deman* 
that this salary be made available 
bv the City Council. 



CONGRATULATIONS 

We congraiuhUe our neighbor, the 
Boston Post, upon its succeasfnl dO- 
fense of the cheap, and un^warranUHl 



is planning to lead the battle before y^^^^ j,„it thr„st Upon It by CoullCtl* 
.he Public Serviee Comm.C..,ion aBaln.st j^„,,., ^ ^yatson. Hen» WM 

the grnnt-oK ot the New Haven^s yieti- . ., , . , .,i,^^ 

tion for the closing of We.^t i.-ir.= i •' " instance of a perpetual pOiiUclMk 

.-rtieet. pouth Boston, to traffic and the who for the past generatloa hod 

u:;:d;n^o"uJ^om^m:^.af;^'i;r.s^"' ''-" -— "^ --^"^'^ ^^ 

Tho ('■ity ('(ninoil li.ia alreadv rejected mnraily hravp enough to OppOM tiijl 
the New Haven petition afte, havinB asiiirations for salaried dOflk 'Ut 
.v,» — ..„,- ,,.,^„.. emsideration .<'or , \ ^ , ■ ."3^^^ ~ 

had no defense. . ^ •' 

The Post b(!*y(i«d ft had e. right trf 
publish (Councilman ''Tagaa'a gigij«4: 
I; I er answering Councilman "WaJi*; 
son's vicious attack upon j.lm. Horn 
i^ a victory for the *ree press orfV 
•he habit ot •" inatlc libel sultl 



the matter 
many mont}i.« 



mder 



The "Patch Pavement" Contract 

Hii: ite aw.'irded flpain t.bi.'; year to the 
Central Constrnetion '^omirany, o:' \Klueli 
Senator James i'. Tinillt.s- is president 
The bid was t8i),:yKi, which wan $450 loss 
than the next lowest bid bv Warren 
Brother.a. 

The price per yard for nuplialt pave- 
ment patelilnR is Ji,37, nn compare,, 
with Jl.ltl last sear. LaSt year'.,? hi<i 
was an increase of se«\ rsi cents over 
the bid of the prevloiig yes r. 



brought by " ;le public (^ci«i*j 

it is sorat ..t easier to sacrifie) 
self-respect and public good by OOUiSi 
promise p,p>-1 insincere retraction, bl^ 
real newspapermen prefer t^ KtilN 
In their bootti. 



OoHiUl^ 



B'l 



Cll Y HALL NOTES 



' to work for the oily at ¥2.50 a, day. 



ed. and with typical audacity, made 
, The real reason the contractors jjubUo the following conWiuaication 
lid not put out many men »as that i^^^ i,jg official letteii,0e! 



City Collector John J. Curley 

in;:raeM a Btatempnt y»>;jterda;, 'n thn 
Horn* Rule situation afttr tho ruporters 
had tried Ir. vain to got a statemnnt 
from his l;rotlifr. the iu;\\or. 

Collector Ouile.\- i.'* lyroniiiientl.s' iden- 
tidefl with the I'YIemis of Irish Free- 
dom movement and sitid, "No tliinkins 
man vho haH known tiu- conditions that 
ha\e ( xisted in Ireland for the la;st ^0 
years coold i-elleve for a moment (hat 
J.loyd tioorffe waa sincere with Hed- 
mrtnd and hl.i followers when ho placed 
Cin-.-Jon In h's cabinet. The notion will 
certainly hove a. tendenc\' to create fur- 
ther di.'?cor(1 and send Redmond hack 
to \\\s peojile a broken-hearted man." 

Ward 12 Will Have No Primary' 

fo>- the Constitutional Convention. At- 
torney Jotm I'. Manning, Jr.. who was 

the .sixth candidnte. tlui.s requiring a 

primary, yesterday withdrew for bu3i- 

ne.sa renj^on.s, and the five remainincr 
' names will so on the ballot May I with- 
; out a primary contest. One of the live 
! candidates from Ward 12 is Joseph H. 
\ Bay. City Hall reporter (or the Boston 

Record. 
Ward 12 Is Mayor Cm-ley'.i f,-vi,ou.« 

Tammany district and Bay say.s ho l.s 

hanklnir h>s hcpe.<! on the fact that few 

people in the ward know him persoii- 

ftlly. which he thinks sliould «tren?.'then 

his chance.=i. He declines to explain 

what lie baae'? his hunch upon, how- 
ever. 

Contractor Bernard E. Grant, 

who hn.'4 been busy with much city work 

Birce tch election of Mayor Curley, was ,,,,,■ 

thel,oweHt bidder yesterday on the con- demonstration of Inefficiency 

tract for fuinishinK automobile t;i.nk [jp sent io "some mad-house for ex- 

trueks eQulpI>ed for street flushiuK ^nvination " 

sprinkling and highway oiling. Hi.^ bid "n-mation 

w'aH f-'O for each eight hours of service, ThG only conimeniliible numt in 



it was not profitable to move tlie 
icy, densely paclved snow on a cubic 
yard basis. If the storm had been 
light, fluffy Hnow, the coiilractor.s 
would have had huge Bangs at worl; 
and would have reaped a haivPKi 
under their contracts. 

The same holds true wiili ttie se- 
lection of streets upon which the 
contractors work. An aualyBis ol 
the market district finds that tlic 
cnulractors worked mainly in I lie 
streets where the haul was short and 
kept away from the reaily imjior- 
tant streets where the haul \vai= 
longer and the profits smaller, li. aii- 
poars that minor officials, foi- rea.sons 
best known to themselves, displayed 

ifcnificant con."=ideration for the I'u 
nanciaJ welfare of the contractors. 
Tiio streets since the last storm 
have been a disgrace even to Boston, 
■m& it is hard to iu-.agino a worpe 
.'haiYule of executive.' 
slush In ^'i^'J'^'".' 'Mechanics bu.ld- 
ing, where the automobile show Is 

held. Even the mayor, usually a 
valicUit defender of hla I.tx subor- 
dinates, lost his temper sufficiently 
to admit that such an executive as 
the fnan responsible for this {glaring 

lould 



Hon. .Tames M. hhrtey, Mayor, 
City H«|i>- Boston, Mass.: 
Dear S;i*4*At.'the regular month- 
ly meeting'of the Street Cleantnu 
and Sanitary Foremen's Aasocia- 
(ion of the Public Works Depavt- 
nient It was unanimously votea 
that your administration he ap- 
proved and that every member ot 
our association be Instructed to 
work for your re-election as . 
mayor of the city ot Boston. 

Resviectfullv yours, 
.TAMKS R. CROZIKR, President. 
JOHN P. KRI.I.Y, Vice President. 
JAMKS A. GUTIIRIK, Secretary. 
The letter speaks for itself and Is 
a franlc forerunner of what is to 
come next fall durinE what will un- 
doubtedly prove to he as bitter a 
municipal campaign as this city han 



CITY HALL NOTES 



Corporation Counsel Sullivan 

-.vas the subject ye.-jterday of anotlier ot 



resigning his JtmOO a 
lie was appointed 
I'pon investigation 



and Ms las' year's price was $18- Be- 



i.he municipal handling ot the last 



en-,i«i« rf this $4 increase, the mayor or- j, • ,, j rv^^ , , i . 

dered the bids rejected and new bids storm was furnished Thursday night 

adv-wrtiKcd. and last night wiien the hydraulii; 

The Corftr. Valve Company was award- j washiuK tons of ice and 

ed a $6100 eonlract for as.-'emblinR (,y- ui<;i,u^ u 

dranta and valves yesterday, the In- snow into the sewers was experimon- 

crcaae over last years prices being r.-a- ^ j^,, attempted. A compelent foreman 

snnablo in vieu- of 1 he Increased cohI •" 

of labor, according In the mayor's ex- was in charge and the results were cx- 
1 .,1 — ..■„- collenf. Tlie nieihod is economical 

simple and efficient, and should bt 
adopted as generally as our over 
taxed sewer system peiunils. 



those rumors tlrat ha '\^''f^''^f^'^^,, 
year berth, to wiir a 
by Mayor Curicy. 
however, the niat- 
tc- simpliiicd Itself, being found to be 
based on the rinance Commlssioii s re-- - 
;,nntendatlon that the law departn^nt 
suite ot offices in the Tre.uont ""•''"= 
be abandoned and the offices moved to 
til.- top door of City Ha'l. 

- ....,.,... ..(.eectcd the ('"Inance 

Mayor V iilii-.r acctpn." i"i 

CommisiSiuna sugBOStlon in maku.g up, 
the htidRet, and SuUlvan l.s said to ha>. e ; 
remarked that he would rather reHi«n , 
than move his oifice. Later he lormauy 
jteis arc intention oi 



. 1 



STREETS 

The cxintract systeiB iov the 



denied to tlie r'Uji 
icsiBiibis- ■'' 

Chairman Henry E. Hagan Will 

call a meeting of the commltteo on/P" 
propriallona of the City Council on Mon- 
day of next week, according to hla Pifis- 

eiil plans 

oeciB to have copies u 

ch of 



THE BOLDNESS OF CURLEY i 
Mayors always have been prone to | 
seek by threat or cajolery the votes 
of till thousands of employ »a on the 

)r- 



moval of snow 'from Boston's streets 
collapsed in a sad but not unexpected 
manner this week. Under this sys- 
tem, contractors are paid by the 
cubic yard for all snow removed. 

The mayor's excuse for the failure municipal and county payrolls. Or 
of Hie contractors is the scarcity ot ganizations have been formed, secret 
labor. He also lakes advantage of /-instruction rallies" have been held, 
the deplorable conditions of the past! pressure brought to bear on the em- 1 
few days to advocate the snbstitu- ployes; foremen and department j 
tion of' the day labor system. heads have been ordered to line up| 

The trouble is not with the con- their men, and the voting lists are j 
tract Bystem, but with city officials almost invariably checked by mayors; 
who have not backbn.m eiuuigh 



hoW , 



t(i 

force political contractors to live uii 
to the terms of their agreements. On 
Thursday a-ll the city contractors lo- 

. gather had only 270 men nt work. 

tTlJ^y pleaded chortage of labor. And 
yet. In a few hours Public Works 

! Commlasionsr Mttrpty secured with 



to make certain that every payroll ! 
patriot went to the polls. j 

The average mayor, howiiver, is re- 
luctant to admit that the city em- 
ployes are organized politically or 
that he ia trying to line up tne ru- 
perlors as political agents to handle 
hlfl subordinates. The custom is to 



as BudBcl Commissioner 1 
Carveii expects to have copies of^^ii" 
BegrcK-ated budRst leady for e '■ 
tile nine members by tliat time. 

Chairirian llogan is anxious to 
both afternoon and evenlni; sessions in 
an attempt t" dlsi«)So of thn ponderous 
document witii its 37Tri items within a 
few weeks, instead e' con.suir.iug 10 
weeks as was the case last year dur- 
Inir the lonR wrangis between the 
Kennv and .Storrow faction^'. Pay-rolls 
■,viil be the big isi^uB tl'is year, as It waa 
last yeas'. ', 

Salary Increases Were Voted | 

by tlie City Council yesterday under ft 
suspension' of tlie rules, the two lucky 
ones being City Messenger Leary and! 
Assistant < dy 1-ie.irC.inv, .....v,..., i 
I eary's siilarv hns been $S(JO, and Isi 
nowS'JSiXi. Clynn is increased froml 
Jl'.'iiO to $1-100. \ 

The $1SOO position left vscanl by tlioi 
death of Cliaries Sliloway has never! 
been filled, unit the Council granted th«| 
Increases Instead of making a new ap-^| 
pointment, after the two men Jiadj 
proved tliat lh«y could sliouUlec the I 
extra work efficiently. Mayor '.hurley, 
In a secret conference with tiie City 
Council on butlpet matter.-, a week ago, 
Informed the Civ.iucll that theso In- 
rreaaea met with his approval. 



i nc difficulty 200 men on. the open remain aloof on the !a?.uo. 

LCt who welcomed a chance Ye»tardji.y Mayor Curley. unaoHclt^i 




iER 10 DO 




O'Connor, Named as Purchasing 
Agent, Once Handled Reins 
on Old South Boston Line 

Now Head of Prosperous Busi- 
ness Concern in Roxbury and 
Prominent in Frate'-nnI Circles 



Henry H. O'Connor, appointed ypf- 
terday by Mayor Hurley ns his latest 
choice for purchaping; agent for the 
City of Boston, was at one tlnne a 
ihorse-car driver, then a conductor, 
llater a carriage agent. 

Now h« Is president of the Rox- 
bury Fire J'rooflnff Company at No. 
193 Dudley street. Is prominent iu 
Knights of Columlius circles, and Is 
described by his friends as "dolngr 
well." 

His lioma l.'J at No. V'S:i Fourth street, 
aouth lic-iton, ill the ilTslflcl where 
he once handled the reins over tlio 
patient cnr hor.se. , 

>OT A POMTICI.*\. 

The m.in (selected by the Mayor to 
|Bpend about two r.-iillion dollars of 
'the city's money annually, has not 
been prominent tn politics. 

There has been eager interent 
among the politicians regarding this 
purchasing agent appointment. Since 
the enforced realgnatlciri cf V. ^''rank j 
Doherly eome monlh.s ago Building | 
Commissioner Patrick O'Hearn has 
been filling the place a."^ acling fiuper- 
intendent of supplies. ' 

The ^iayor IkuI ?iamed Elect Inn 

IComml.ssloner .lohu H. Martin fnr 

jDoherty's place, but the Civil .Service 
Commission, taking two months to 
consider it, finally de^jiincrl to cuii- 
nrrn Mr. ilartin. 

The position carries a $3,000 saiary. 
Tlin Mayor has repeatedly said that 
the position, calling for a" responsible 
man of ntfnir.s, ought to pay i~.r>0(r. 

I it I.'' cxiJi'cted I hill the Mayor will 
ask tlie City Council to aiiprove an 

'ini-rease of th-i purchasing agent's 
Kiilary to that figure. 
HAS HAD VARIKI) OAREKn. 
I Politicians wcrtidered l.Tsf night 
whether the Civil Service fnmnils- 
Islon, to whom the Mayor sent Mr. 
io'Connor's name yo.'^t.Tr'av. would 
hold il" decision the Jength of time 
If did on Mr. MMrl'n's appointment. 

Air O'Connor \f hctwcoii forty-five 
'and fifty years of age. About thirty 



years ago he worked as cur driver 
for the old South Boston Street Hall- 
way Company, now part of the Ele- 
vated Hyatem. 

Jin alKo drove horse cars In I-'evf 
York and Brooklyn, and worked as 
conductor In thena years of ht.s early 
manhood. 

About seventeen yearn ago be was 
employed by the Armstrong Transfer 
Company as one of Its carriage 
agents in this city. 

About five yeara ago, his friends 
Bay, he located at No. 193 Dudley 
'wtreet. Knxbur.v, as president of the 
lioxhury Flrcproufing Company, deal- 
. rs in prepared paper for roofing. The 
'ompany has an office and ."itorago 
'lUaiicrs on tiie ground floor. It ia 
reported that the business prospers. 

rno.MINENT IX K. OP c. 

Meanwhile, as the years rolled by, 
Mr. O'Connor became known In fra- 
ternal circles. Ho l.s a past grand 
knight of .Fames K. Hayes Council, K. 
of ('., of Dorchester and a memlicr of 
ilie Columbu.s C:iub. Thi.s organiz.ation 
is made up of members of five K. of 
I"*, councils. 

I Ho Is retiring president of the Toung 

'Men's Catholic Association of Boston 

IC-'ollege. 

He is a clever parliamentarian and 

can "talk on his feet," as th'i exprea- 

«ion goes. Ho Is said to knov,r the 

ma.nual t.f debate by heart. 

, Ho dresses well and ha.rdly lookt- 

'hft age credited to him. 



There has been no' corresponding | 
droy) in guards or expenses Kssii- j 
mated oxpen.ses for this ,\'ear have in- 
creased about ?:;:), (too. The uumlier of 
emjployes now at the Island ia l^'>- | 
In 1904 the nunilii-r .jf employes was | 
ISO, or about :!.', Ii-SH thaiL llie nuni- ; 
.oer today, not wiihHtanfling the big! 
drop in the number of inmates. j 

The commission reported that the 
Mayor should take radical action in i 
tlie- ;;i3t!er, and says it will not in- | 
dorse even the "step" increases to em- . 
ployes recommenrtt-d by the M.avor i 
and" Mr. Sliaw, unle.ss thy pajiolls arei 
reduced by tran.sl'erring men to other J 
departments, where- they will have ' 
some real worlt to do. 1 

i The comniission is also investiga- 
ting a charge that (^■•mmissioner Shaw 
has foun.l sntip jobs in. his own office 
for three nion rliscliarged uy James 
H. Burke, master of the House of Cor- 
rection, t 



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ILtH IliliU 

pn! m \m 



Finance Commission Condemns 

Salary Increase as Proposed 

by iVlayor Curley. 

The Finance Commission iif a re. 
port scoring the payrolls at Deer 
Island has refused to indorse tlie reg- 
Uilar standard increjises recoiT'mended 
by Mayor Curley and Penal Institu- 
tions ('ommissioner David B. Shaw, 
wntil conditions ;ire rectified, accord- 
ing to an announcement last night. 

The report of the Finance Commia- 
eion to the Mayor ano City Council 
ehowa that since 1004 the inmates of 
Deer Inland lia \ e decreased about CO 
per cent., the number of otflc.'rs have 
increased about 12 per cent, and the 
amount of the payrolls have Increased 
nearly 100 per cent. 

The publication of the report fol- 
lows pulillc. renuests oi' Commissioner 
Shaw to the courts to send more pris- 
oners to Deer Island so that the em- 
ployes uoulil not loiic their Jobs. 

jo:«-ui;-i.i, .VI-,. 

It is figured out that today a Job 
jlt Deer island Is a Job-de-luxe, for in- 
stead of there being twelve inmates 
to eacli emr,lo> e, now there .are only 
four inmates to each employ. How 
the prisoners have decreased ac.d the 
( payrool Increased is shown In the fol- 
lowing table taken from the report: 
Venr l*rlmmci'.»i I*ayroU. 

IIMM 1««0 »7ri,0()4) 

IIMII) 1S<K» !ll:.<Mlt» 

nU4 1100 IIT.fMM* 

ItllT OI'O 1-10.000 

Incidently the Finance Commission 
declares that tb.' tendency in the fu- I 
ture will be for tne number of prls- ) 
oners to decrease. They assign the i 
new probation law on the cause. i 



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Send Ovit Inquiry 
About Coaklfy 

"nepresontativoAcirizona'^>l"*n.i08ton 
are beiiiK iisked by the Civil Service 
I <\jmmissioTi to pass tlieii- oi)inion .OJl 
j Mayor Cnrle.v'y appohitinenl of At- 
lorney D'lniel H. Coakley as trustee 
of the Host on Publiu Library, it be- 
c TTi © k fi o \v n t ofl it >' . 

Mayor Curley appoitUod .Mr. Coak- 
]ey to yuccoed thr lato .losiah il. Ben- 
tcii. 

Hecict!iry DucUoy of th-'^ oontinisMioii 
ndniitted today ihat letters have 
been ^•^nt out to "lopresfiitativc citi- 
'/eTis.'~ 

The foi lOiiffisiaTrs :n*tion ranged 

(wide c Miinieiif and sperubit ion, be- 

I (taiise oT tht-: report that in other ap- 

' jicijntmf tits Ml" ^'finini i fusion hnd de- 

elnrt'd it wa.s t:nt nti :nvostit;atiiig: 

bo.ly. 

Secretary i)ud!,oy Kaid, however, 
tliMt the L-oniniissior 1?ad frequently 
■Mnplo\ *m1 tills meth<id of obtaining 
;.if(H m.ilion on the Maror'.s ap- 
pointPr^. 

M r. Cr.H k 1 f y w » p a ppo i n t nl f ebru - 

ary I'l. itnd the cnniniifif-Mon has thiiJ^y 

dn ys from that date to coritlrni tl»«i 

; ap,!"lii t»t;t'til. 



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Tir^ffPP 



Oftmber of Commerce Reports on V8od 
Situation — Warns Against Panic Buying 

Wi/fi- ; — - 

, A supjJTy of meal, fbods palfubitprl to 
last olx to eigrht weekH Ik avuiIal)lo in Huh- 
ton, aocordlnjf to a rt-port ma<li> \>y ilu' 
Chuin'bep of Commerce at tho rwiui^st nf 
ilaycr Ciirley. Tho rerort, Riibmitteil by 
Frederic S. Snyder, a director, to frt-sident 
Wead, li5 an follows: 

Replying: to 5 our inriuiry as to th<^ r.vaij- 
aole meat food supply l" the event of a 
transportation tia-iip, I would ;-ay tliat 
Irom a quick .survey of tlu> ^itUiltloIl il 
appears to ho hubstantiaily as follows with 
reference to lieef, lamb, jioiiitry, pcjrk prod- 
: Ui-ts, butter, cheese and cKgH : 

Boston rertdves a weekl\- avorapo of 
gbout :i4f) oars of fresh beVf and lamii. 
These <-ontain about twenty tho'.is uid 
Pounds ea'.'h. Thereforo ai)proxiin;iiely 4,- 
800,000 pound.s of these two iteniH ar.' con- 
sumed weekly In Bok' ;;. ;ind the territory 
"Which Boston normally siirpHes. 

Tho stock in the hande 01" wholesale and 
retail dealers toKother wtH rirobably fiir- 
nlfih not more than two wcftks' demand for 
fresh beef and Iamb. Another woeVi'.s .sup- 
Ply of frozen beef and lamb is ia storaK^. 
How much of this is .aviiilaiilo for loial 
Bale I cannot ascertain at Ihe moincn' 
■but some part of it is prol>a!)ly covered bv 
contract for forcig'n sliipment. 

The stocks of fully or j^arliallv ci.rod 
ipork in its various forms now in thw .\(:W 
jSngrland packing houses and .slorasn iil.iiit:' 
are .ower than usual; neverthele.'^s thev 
amount to about thirty-five million pounds. 
Tho larsrer part of this amount is in Ihe 
pulillc and private planus near Boston. 
Much of it is rormaliy destined for export 
and coHstwisQ shipment. 

Frozen poultry is in pood supply and 
probably somewhat iti e.tcps.s of last year's 
stoc!:n. This Is intended iariielv for local 
Bale, and as midwinter is thi storaife sea- 
son this stock will consHtiJta a vcrv'impor- 
tant item of rencrv (\ suptdv. In jji-ice. it Is 
on a somewhat more favorable bo'.iB a.s 
connparcd with other im-at foods :han onH 
year rko, the averng-n advance in price nn 
poultry bolnff somewb.u les'^ thi) 11 on Mia 
other meat food items. 

On March 1 there were ■■t.ir.il 'hr,;, ,,»],. 
out New I-^nKlanrl about five million pound'! 
of frozen beef. This, a.s v„u wiil ■,.!,snr"-" 
Je a little moi-e than one week's Kuopiv for 
Boston and its tributarv area. The suonl- 
of frozen pork Is abotit the same b» (Vo.i 
.of frozen beef. The i,'reator part of this 
la^aiso in and near lioston. 

TJio lioston butter supply represents n 
normal usago for about six weeks. There 
ara no reaerve.s of etrirw. The ckk sloraRe 
season Is jiisl openinu;, and this markel 
is relylnr.! for tlie moment cntirelv on fresb 
receipts Iron .Vow linaiand .aid tlie West 
and .Southwest. 

The r-.iuntry districts of .\'cw i:nL;l.'ind 
other than the cities and large vlilaKes 
will be practically .self-supiiorting Willi rcf- 
ereiice lo local and vegetable products, and 
Would bo ilisliirbed cliielh- bv the la-K of 
(groceries and other similar coinmodities , 
Which tliey do not produce, for whicli no I 
substitutes are available. i 



any soods 01* to atfpply oW customers with 
any unusual quantities. 

Mayor Curley has told Tresident Charles 
V. Weed of tho Chamber that tlio cily 
standH ready lo furnish all I lie ciiy trucks 
tor the distribution of food in the event 
of a ^■trik^'. 

PELLETIER CASE CLOSED 



Joint Judiciary Expected to Report Ad- 
versely on Resolve for an Investigation 

Joint judiciary, which closed its publjc 
hearings on tlie reooler tor a commlssiiui to 
.'nve.-iligate >Jistrict .-Mtoniey Pcllelicr's of- 
fice >saterday, will 1 roliably not take \\v 
nvattor vn in executive session until next 
■week. A report of 'leave tu w-itlidrawJ'j* 
.confidently expected. '^|J^h ^ Z v6^^ 



I CURLEY TO NAME COMP^ITTEE; 

Pel'iiSL'd Council's Request but Yields ti 
Call of the Massachusetts Coinmittie 01 
Public Safety 




I'ply 



|'l> IS iKfW at a fa- 

ti.s^'.il^^l'g" r;',„t 

lia»e .•ffjiiiu'd ou! of 



sus- 



Thc lioston 
VOI'a.ble ;ic;isoli 

largo factoT- a.-- 

Karge ouantilif ^^ 

Hosfon, and in TTTs(> t i-ansimrlat ion 

pended ail iiniisuall.\- largt; suhply 

available ffir liie lioston roarUel ' 

W'bilc serious slioitagf-s would ensue :,n 
man>' items ami much in* onvenicnce would 
he caused by tlie Inability of buyers lo 
purchase tlitdr .accustometl cuts, neverthe- 
less it is prolialiio Ilia' Ihe varicuis kinds 
of meat foods other than rnlik and eggs 
will be available for a perioil of from siv 
to eigllt weeks. I'resh beef and l.iuib 
woi'ld lie consumed iirst, fresh jnuijirv sec- 
ond, and partlaliy cured and cun'ii" i>ork 
pi'oducts last, iiie lisli supply would proli- 
ablv be ire reased. 

I'i.'ipeclal effort.-i sliould be made by Irans- 
portation and other iuteresi.':i lu proteil ihe 
milk situation, aiirl parliciilar allenlion 
OUKht nl«o to lie jiaid to Ihe egg suiiplv. 

]t should not 11(1 overU >ked thai in case 
of a general tle-iiu f tvansportallou 
throughout tho <'oiintry it would reipiirc, 
a.isuniliig that there was no loss or dani- 
ago lo rclliiig slock or roadbeds, not les.s 
than two weeks to restore the norniel How 
,)f foi"l I'roducts from llio eounliy districts 
and ;iie princ'c-il iir-irliicng reiii.ins of ih.. 
Vvest to tho "Western central markets and 
from there to the Atlantic seaboard, Tlie 
tendency to panic buying or storage should 
b». met by a refusal on the part of all tood 
purveyors to supply new customers with 



.Ma.\or ("urley wVa name ses'er.ai eoni- 
inittees on public safet.v and preparedness 
by riSiiuest rf the Massachusetts Coinmlt- 
tee on PiiMiic Safet,\". Two weeks ago the 
City Council rctiuesterl the iiia,\or to n.anii- 
a conin"iittce of tweul.v-iivc pul>Iic-s^iirited 
citizens. The ma>"or refuse 1 on tlie .gruuiid 
that such action might i'o construed by the 
folate committee as interference. He said 
at that lime that lie w'onlri net only on th. 
recommendation of tll.> < omrnittee. 'I lie 
mayor w:l! imn'e more than twenty-liv.- 
•lersons. and Avill make 110 tlic list loiiio- 
row for aililouacem, nt Mciut.i \', 



Keeps City Expert from Accounts, Declares 
w.CsryorationCquBBBel Sullivan *■ i ^ 

Corporation Counsel John A. Sullivan 
for the city of lioston. yesterday entered 
a complaint lieforc the Gas md lOlectric 
r.aght Commission, which is sittin.T as a 
board of arbitration in the Boston sired 
lightir.s contract case, that the ICdison 
eomiian,v is hamperinjT the work of an 
expert ae<'ountrint eniploye<1 h'' tlie city 
lo veiify financial statements of the Edl- 
•?on' bearing" on tlu^ prefeiit hearing. 

Francis Robei't Carnegie Steele an ac- 
''ountant. was c.alled as a witness and 
diclared that In s number of Instances 
liB bad boeii prohibiied from get;...g llie | 
Information he desired in Regard to ccr • I 
tain accounts. 1.. .M. \\"allSP:b, tho Hdison 
HUdllor, iiad restricte.i hlnj, bo testified, 
acting under the orders ' of Attorney | 
Frederick M. Ives. ,. ' j 

Mr. Ives said for the comi.any that it 
Mr. Steele would make a copy for the 
lildlson company of everything lie tran- 
scribes from the "records, lie w..uid he 
at liberty to g"o through tliem. He stiji- 
iilated, however, that the inquiry should 
relate to cheidcing up only stalemeDta 
relatinc; to eiectrical properties imr- 
chased, sundry ledger accounls and mis- 
cellaneous proiits accounts. Kidlowing 
a, discussion, Mr. Ives .agreed to take up 
the matter with President KdKar. Pend- 
ing a decision, I'-f. .Steele will continue 
1 audit liio accounts and give copies 



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BOSTON TRANSIT BOARD 

Mayor Curley'.s New Bill to Extend 
Term and to Include the Clnirmai 
the State Commissioners, Ex-Officio 

.fames II. r...u7%MM^l 
partmcnt lik'-d this afternoon a t)i|i, ^ 
lllioii of Mayor Curley, to exteiu t"'^ ;-^„ 
:...f offlc-e of the nember.s of ^^^ J''^^ 
^-Transit ••'.>■. nm.sision for three >''': .. - 
.n-.iv 1. li'lT and to provide that H " 
m n of th, Hoard of Street 'r"-"';'* "^ 
o" the city of lioston sliali bo a mem 

tht I'.ostoii Transit Commission, cx-oiu 
<vlt>i the ..,ame power all ''''''''"''' ,,^",,„,, 
olhcc me-nbers. but without compcrs,. on 
The >•"! Poes to Rules on Ibe question oC 
suspending the rule to admit "■ 

Karlv in January there was ii'fO'i"-; 

i on petition ot Senator "'^'''^'f, '^^ . ! ' 

Lf Suffolk, senate bill No. 'M. M 

f tl.e same a.s that now sought to be ia 

duced, except that it did not contain 

street commissioner provisKin. it was 

ferred to Ihe special committee on the i 

solldation or ,ommlsslons, which closed 

pul.lie licarlims on it on feb. i!, but wl 

has irot yet reported. 

:, w. lid have been possible to subftit. 
the ne bill for Senator r.awler's w.^re 
not for the fact that the street coal", 
sioner provision makes it broader than 
peliiion on which the l..awbu- 1.111 was has 

CITY AND ST^fe'SETPRE^ENtKli' 

Sclemii Kequiein Mass for Election Coin-, 
missioner John B. Martin 

*tt^ Ul'i"?. 

■I'he ruu.-j;il 01 I'dectioii t'«i*1i1*sione 
.l..bn li. .\laiiu was held a the I'iale of 
ll.ii\en I'burch. South Boston, Ibis fore 
nnuii. Tlieie was a large gatliering 
city aim Stale oiliciais. Suieniii requieii 
mass was celebrated by Ki'v ileorge A 
L>oiis. assisted li.v Rev. .loiin I". iVCoii 
iieli. deacon; and Rev. .lolin H. P.urns 
sub-deacon. Rev. James ..\. Oltourke 
was master of ceremonies. 

'i'he Inoiioi-ary bearers were l-awrenc 
.1. Ijogaii. former (Congressman .ro.4eph t 
O'.'^leii. Colonil I'eIrM- II. Cmr. lOlectio 
Commissioner .luim .\I. .Million. T. I- 
Itovle. Hen.iiiiciu \\ , 'I'.Neii. 1'. Cannon 
j;d\\iirii I i"l lociiell. (■hai-les .\. Haley 
■ loMpli \\". C.dliu-. Charles T. .Moone 
and llr. l-atw.nd .1. lieiiuing'. 

Tlie ieisli Charilabic Socletv aiol ili 
South Bosion Citizens' .Association were 
represented olliidally. Tin- burial « a.s in 
St. .\ iigusi inc's Ceiuclci 

Jamaica Plain People Greatly Encouraged 
at Prospect — Joseph Lee Tells What Plsy 
Means 

Jamaica Plain will get the playftrouni)' 
that her citizens have dcnianded for 
years if Mayor Curley ia able to keep 
the i»rfunlse lie made at a ineeiiiig in the^. 
West Itoxbury High School last evening, 
attendeil by more than allfi citizens. \f 
Ihi' war ends before June 1 the play 
ground would he ready before Dotober, 
the iiKi.vor said, and at all events It 
v."ouId be a. far-l within eighteen montha. 

.loseph I-.ee. chairman of the Boston 
school committee, expressed his welf 
liiiown views on playgrounds. "It Is- 
only in play that the child's wliole power 
is called forth," he said. "Play is the 
best iir.^paratlon of the hov for military 
life. Cermany, France. Kngland — all the' 
great nations except .laoaii- have found 
Iiy experience Ibat miillaiy drill tnl the 
.Mdiool" is unsatisfactory, and hnvf 
.abolish.'d it." 

Oscar c. Caliagher, headpuisier r,f th^ 
West Roxlxiry High School, and Williarr< 
T . Miller, a.ii.-mastcr of the AKassli 
School, told of Ihe need of a playgrouni 
In the Jamaica Plain dislriet. Council 
lora Attrldge and Walson also BRokfli, 



Ml ClJRlEy'S 





so. eOSTON 



Patriotism Marks 
of Evacuation 



r^ 



Opening 
Day 



Celebration. 

^'NIVERSAL SERVICE 
ALSO APPLAUDED 

Mayor's Address Is Chief 

Feature of Program in 

Municipal Building. 



of vnv 
militnry 



niKi 
scrvi 



nppi'iival of 
f f^y Mayor 
oiiiiiH^moral- 



ers.-ii'v of (h.> pv:!fii,-i- 
liritish troops, wci-n 
i lai-s;o niul rn- 
f-'":ith Huston 



Ir 



oompuI?or 

Cui'Icy at 

injr the Hist aniii 

tiou of JJoftni; li 

sreetod wltli ,!it<i 

tluisiastlo ai!(iioii 
jlast riRht. 

"It appar..„tlv i., l-„.ro;nine: C. ily ,„ore 
,evi(leiil tlia: America, f„ s, tai.T hei- 

'o.'ition among the brotherho xj or tae 

ationa, mu.st participate in the iue,enf 
o'f''ih""f.', «''"eff'« «" tl'e otner side 
enii, »'"""'"■" '"" '^'"''- "SlKMild Nye 
(n ei tho sreat contest, Irt n,« ..nter it 
'"•tuatod l,y the ideals for which the 
iiaj- inadi! the supre.ma 



(icryl Oordon. lyjio tfinor; Julius Frt'-rt- 
ni.-inn, yiolinlHl; the Misses Eva 01!:n 
nnd Florence i,ri!, plani.sta, 

Curley's .Address 
:\i;iyor i-iir!ey .said In his addrpc.s on 
"Prepniediicss" : 

"I'roni lime lo time ye Iiear the 
clamor of ihe demagogue and the wall 
of Ihe pc.sslml.st who protest ag.tin.st 
liie unnreparednes.q of America. Yet, 
who is there in thl.'s hroad land that 
■vould exchanse th 

and eciualHy that is ours for that foini 
of coyornment under which, at the com- 
mand of one indhidual the manhood 'of 
the nation Ls- delused witli hlood and the , 
womaidiood of tlio nation plunijed in k 
tears and sorrow. 

'A'N'e ad)nit tlial efficiency and pre- 
paredness haye long heen disregarded 
in America, and y»t thi.s was but nat- 
ural In a nation tliat i.i fundarncntally 
opposed to the acciulsltion hv force of 
territory under the control ofany other 
nation. 

"The rnlinf; po-,ver in America is pnh. 
lie opinion, and tlic greatest .service tlie 
indi\idual citizen can render the nation 
is tiie deyelopment of a liyelier patriot- 
ism based on loyalty to flag and cou'i- 
Iry. 

Public Opinion 

ooinion in 1773 welded tlie col- 
R-ctlier in the moyement for 



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M/lfi-'i -f^/t , 

A FIREPROOF CRADLfi OF 
LIBERTY 

Tu^ public market blaze early yefc; 
, terday morning will probab'.y spur 
'.the City a>uncil .'nto action on fir©. 
piuotiiig Kaneuil Hali, a pi-ojewt which 
f Jtas be(>ii cegleeted for an inexfnisably 
long iioriud. The warning of yester- 

„ „..„, ,„^i ;days firo will probably result in ae- 

p)-iyiiege of liberty ^'ion when Mayor Curley's new onter 

fur $1UO,000 for both Fatieuil Hal! and 

tlie Fareuii Hall Market (commonly 

called the Quiney Market) FeacUes 

'the council uext Monday. 

Both these strutturea should b« 
.Blade flrepi-(K>f as soon as possible, 
although tlie estimate of JIOO.OOO 
seems excessive. A jmpular miacx)n- 
ceptioii of F^aiieiUl Hall prevails In 
the average mind, as the building is 
repeatedly called a tinder box and a 
fire trap. As a matter of fact, the; 
city spent a small fortune in fire,! 
proofing Faneuil Hall r^ariSr ryearsj 
ago. Ttj(i f^,^ jg of solid concrete 
•»i.iih steel beams, the floors ire P^j' 
brick covered with boards, and thei 
•wall.s are wire-plastered. ' 

^\'hat Fanonil Hall needs at presenti 
Is a Bprinkler system for the base- 
ment jind mtirket, augmented by steel 
ceilingn' <n the bat«inent. the elimi- 
nation of miPh woodwork, and Ore 
shutters for (.he windows. The heat 
-— tron«,.it Hall t« n„w urovided bjr 
%^ steam pipe from a neighboriii 
removin; 



lo ceiclir,-. tn 
••"'■"i:.- ;)i,d a. 
bigh pilcli at 



f.'Hhcr.s in theii 

sa(?rit1ce." 
The audience gallier 

tlie events of almost ; 

liair ago was lii\-,.d to 

thonglit ,,f lb,-, tiitiirc. 
Anuricas posllimi in , xeiu of war as 

an ally of her encmv of -A was i" )'r 

gntlcn in the ,,atriotism that .sur-d 

tliroiigh Ihe an, lienor lllie a wall "of 

fnc. It flam, d its brightest when the 
, nniyor prophesied war. It fairly 
crackleil in tlie treniendou.s cheering 
that baited the city's chief e:<e,.„|iye 
for several niinntes. Then it .subsided 
only lo break out in the most tre- 
nieiidoiis oulbur.st o' inc r.igl-.t when 
nt the -onidusion. Hie "iSlar Spangled 
Banner" wa.s pla.Ncd. 

"The day.s of 'Tli ain't gone." r.aid an 
aged war yeteraii, hoar.se from his part 
in the emotional display 

\\\ Municipal Building 

'i'be celebration was held ' in the 
^Innicionl nuildtng, F.a.st Bj-oadway 
."^onih Ho. ton. ' 
in cliarge of 1) 



"PiiMi 
or.ists 1 
llh.erty. 

"I^'ublic opinion in isu; made possilde 
tlie establi.sluii.-.iii of the rights of cili- 
'/.cns on sea a.s well as on lanil. 

"r'nblic opinion in 1861 crystalli;;cd the 
movement in tlie Xorth for the preser- 
vation of Union and the extension oi 
Die principle of equality to all the peo 
plc of America. 

"Public opinion in ISSS made po.-isihle 
tlie liberation of Cuba and tlio rhilip- 

3S'So:,:]x^;;:rtt;rt^;a^:^'^«"^«"^'-^' '^- -- 

and on sea. that ^yill make possible tV' i^'*^**' *''''' '"enace of all 

''^m^^^'^'^^^Xlitf''^^'^^'^^-"^'-"^"' ™"^ "' '"'' ™*^-'« 

"There are these in America who fear! *" ^'"" *1*^.000 .will reveal the 

that a powerful navy and a ,,„..^:»re8ence of specifications for the 

:;rr^;;KhL.u";;!;:,,r";^;;!^,;jar'';^rf'f "-^ "' *"^ ""^^'^ «^ ^'•^^'^ 

believe that a syj .em of compulsory.' '"^ "'^'°'^''- '^''Chitectural lines. The 



V 



military service, not 



in exces.s 



year, or possibly .six months, would rc-'^deslrahln h.,t .'h 7" "",."" ■■"""" 
fut not oniv „(. \,f «slrable, but the fireproofing is the 



suit in the dcvelopme... ,„_,i „„,v or a, --" "o ■" "'= 

citizen .soldiery, but of a broader and '''"Perativo problem lo be met, and 



belter type of .Vmerican eitizen.ship 

"A s-y-slom of compul.sory service .i_ 
where rich and poor alike would be re- *'''^" 
tiuired to .serve connlry, would speedily judgment 
destroy racial and religious barriers, de- 
yeiop a broader and more healthful 
pcrsppcliye and unquestionably ^o more 
fc'r the moral and mental well-being of 
.\merlca ihan n^ould bo po.s.sible 
through any other method." 



the other caa well be postponed ff 
deiay Ic found to be good 



If our Legislature is- 
men who art 



llai 
j the .South Hnslon f 'ili? 



•• • — - ^'--jJing ( 

•angements were tr-iffio In iiinvholoKon.e f 
'<! ". Stone of '» high 



case where the use of i^itHH „_ 
--upted by food wt. Placed on^'^e.^^i:^;/^ 



■inns ,ro „.s f,,„, ^j ,j,^ prosecution 



he publicly aiade. 

1 A member of ibo u, . 

"^> "• rile Boston Pnib.o 
department, a.ssi-iipri .„ . ^ 

vicp f..,. > *'^'"«nea lO special ser- 
'"-' ^^^ '"« Boston Health Depart 
no„ , and apparently fearless o^^; 
t.i.ng.« of political wolves ni-d- - 
charges yeatorday of cornmr '"'*'" 
our Genera,. Court .laTuTZ il" 
sttuico of the defeated -hob" ve" 

Oulukano.-r, (ho Ru.,slan l-aryton,:' J 7/"^ ^^^^^ ^^ a conscientiotis of 

flolal ca n ba Ued. Ke name 



.\s.soclatinn 
M. J. 0'I-earv„ president of the assocl, 
tloii, presided. The mayor wa.s acc.ird 
ed a niilitai'y escort in cbar.ge of T.ieut 
l''rank Ci. Smart of (he Kinth Regi- 
infnl. M. N. G. 

Following an intioductory mu.s|c->l 
nnniher, patriotic declama (ion's wore de 
livered by William ribbels and (Tladvs 
Swallow of the 1917 das.s, Snulh Boston 
Hi.crh School. 

The musical program wn.s render,,,! 
by Mme rnrii, Sapin. former contra'lo 
nf the Ro.ston Opera company, and' N 



^'-.MK. ,n„u,o- ens afrUcted with' cance.-s, tumors' 
and tuberculosis: The 



man -who^ 

|forced (he prosecution later found i 
^that $10,000 had been offered h^,i 
siipprior to discharge him. 

If the U-igi.slatnre of this Comm^. ' 
wealth has a clear conscience and any 
desitt- to maintain ?ts reputaUon it 
should deny th(\sc apparently touai 
charges of corruption and demand re- 



^ an pxamr,i„ , ^ " "emani 

,n«ci!.t.^^,g "fs traction or comorehensive nnv,f 

3. court 



"W^d Kit Allow $250,000 for Year's 
Motorization 

iVen Cut Grady's Request to 
$135,000 

C )uncfl Would Complete Work in Two 

Years . '^ , 

■ \ 

"•-.' Be Able to Find Necessary 
Cash 

lofL ***■ ""^ ^''ly Counrir in its final 

•a".'* ^^^ annual apiroprixUion l.ili in 
setjieffatpd form: si.oh as the «tr.>et le- 
paii aollrjy for the yeiir, increases In Halarv, 
cscu.ia ^es for s\anilltvi and the fe-enerul va- 
flrr.ice ^r Ilgures hotwoen Uie mayor and 
the Finance Conimiasion, tho Item for mo- 
tor apparatus in tlio lire, department i.s re- 
garaod as of great importamo. 

In the first aession of the Council for 
the year Councillor Walter I,. Collinx se- 
cured the passase oi" an order ie<iucBtiii„- 
; ,the mayor to allow $20<>,(K)0 for thi:< work 
;.;It was a \manin:oiis vote, the Counr-ll tiii;- 
tng the position that, the department should 
be completely motorizoil in two years, and 
following- Fire Coniiaissionor Grady's state- 
ment of last ye<ir tliat S.-AK),(«)o would a ■- 
complish that purpose. The recpiest was 
duly received by the mayor, but it wa.s 
Ignored. Commissioner Grady asked for 
.S'ias.OOO. and tho mayor cut the item to 
Vvi5,()00, and a few days aiio he ::e!'jrpc! 
the .approval of the mayor for the purchase 
or the .arst pieces of upparaliKi under that 
S.ppropriau<lon, the cost of which was Kiveu 
VAJB $54.S00. 
V ; 

Meeting- Insuranvce Men's Ideas 

Though the Council' has no i>ov.'er to In- 
crease appropiiations In I'.he budget, its au- 
thority being roi-.tlned to reel',; ctions, thee 
Is nothing to prevetif the Coun'' ' 'ri.-n act- 
ing- on the motor apparatus p'!'"'!- .piaticu 
s It acted on the street lepaf approp, _.,|_ 

4 or last year, providing tlie'""""-^' f'"''^ 

4Uar sources and jnittins ""' '"»"'■' 

pr rejely before the mayor for ''"^ rd>liroval 

the Section. Councillor Collin' hones that 

"Uear Jouncil tiiii follow that P"l'''>' "'■•' 

nee. '" its executive sessions, maklnp 'he 

,,'«{„. *^'">' reductions from ""'■" depar;- 

aned I *" "'"' motorlzati' lay 'i" ''ast- 

'■oltif., *"''^<: 'rdance with • policy of otlior 

V 8 to me et the reror .ndatiims of th.e 

pAt/ona; ,j<. ^^ „, ,.,„,, ,.„^„. 

v=tt lo ,j„ 



''7^' 



"*''■ fie iird of l-inl. 

■''« aincant, how r. that the Na- 



Other ladder companies each with auto- 
mobile combination ladder trucks. 

Othei" engir-e companies each with a "<)<>- 
gallon automobile pumii and hcse wat;or.. 



Specifications for Apparatus 

It has seemed desirable to the insurance 
'pjj'j^jfsts that .specllications for automobile 

ca abl'"» engines should have pumps 
yjjit^ po e of delivering full rated caiiacity at 

retted •'"''s "*t water pressure, one-half of 



, tional Board, In Its rep. ; of the present 
I- yv«ar oa the Hoaton fire dt ariment, did not 
insist or. any particular 1, de in motoriza- 
tion, saying: ••The depai n.ent should be 
; motorized as rapidly as funis are avadahic, 
the older apparatus to be replaced lirsi. 
The National Hoard also expressed tho 
opinion that "the oppoitunlty should oe 
taken to standardize apparatus s., thfit lh-i« 
win be as few sizes of motors, wheels, 
axliW, sprlngR and other paits as i.oss.ble 
and design and eciuipment of apparatus of 
the same kind will be uidform." 

/The (nsuranco Interests would e'pnp '"■n- 
i^ltts as follovnp: 

VH-'c-b wessuro hose companies each with 
4 I, aln "automobile hose wagon. 

Wxh vnluo engli^o companies ca • i wdh 
. ifSnaalion automobile pump with hose 
*od?^na °eP^''^- au, -n,ol,ll„ co.nblnat.on 

'"HlgrvMUe incldsr companies each with 
"'».". T,a aerial ladder trucks with qutck- 
tolsts. ' 



a 



.pr 881' 



capacity at l!iK) pounds net water 



'Walter ^^^ ^'^^l one-third at 'i."»d pnunds not 
capai ' pressure; divided hose bodies, with a 
gquaj'ity of at least IDOI) feet when carrying 

jYp ' amotints of -Vj and ;i-inch hose. 
,^,,, , for automobile hose wagons, the ile- 
.pp^ id Is for the motors to be i-apable jf 
ho 'Polling at a speed of thirty tniles in an 
ur over pa\'ed street.-^, ha\ins^ su^ui 
;ra"<)es as the ai>paratns is likely to encoun- 
or In service and that all 7<K>-Kallon pump- 
ing engines aiid all comlvination hose 
•wagons and ladfler trucks be i>ro\'icled with 
(i 00-gaIlon water tanks with facilities for 
j^'punrping thro'.igh small hose or with hl- 
j gallon chemical tanks'. 

Fire Commissioner Grady believes in the 
standardization of ajiparatns, as f.ar as pos- 
sible, and that is the reason that nearly all 
of the motor aiii>aratus purchased are ob- 
I talned from two c«vmpanies and all • hieis' 
; Vagons from one ompany. Tho recom- 
j mendatlons made to tb.e mayor in each pur- 
chase of apparatus state plainly that nio- 
I tor apiiaratus falls entirely outside the pale 
I of competition, the demands of the de- 
r''partment superseding tho policy of low 
' tolddlne. 



MAYOR P 



MISES PAVEMENT 



As.'Jiircs Tremont Street Interests Th.it 
Smooth Surface Will Be Laid frord 
Boylston Street to Pleasant 

Gl'.inite bjo KB u^n^c^o^rt V-Tre = t. . be- 
tween Poyl.uton strPW^irid I'leasant st ror-.f, 
'will ^ive wnj' to a smooth iKtvement rlijlrjn.i^ 
the :,-ear. Mayor ^'•nrley (old :. ''. IfLr.'it Ioti 
of proi>erty owners after a hearitiiir In \i'^ 
ofllce today. Paniel J. KHey appe.-ired for 
the i>etltioners who represented iiropertv 
Interests valued at .tLTi.OKI.OiO. \\'he(her 
asphalt or wo'.xI '-locks will be laid is a 
question. Oomm :ioner Murphy of the 
public works department is opr'osed to 
worxl I'.look in particular, in view of the 
four Tier cent grade from I^a Grange street 
to the no.vlston-street corner. The grade 
from Pleasa.nt street to T*i Gramre street 
Is three per rent and as)ihalt would he 
severe on horses in wet weatner TIk' 
letltloners also asked for tl)e estahllshmeiu 
>f the boulevard form of street llRhtinpr, 
wlih'h Wffuld cost <i'jr^ivt to ilistall. The" 
nayor said that If he decided to make this 

hange It wotdd conie muvh later than tho 

trcot Improvement. 

M 4 f -^ "i- ' ■'' f .' 

MAYOR ASKS MILK INQUIRY 



Secretary Rich.Tttl Pattet Says Organiza- 
tion Would Welcome Investigation 

.Mavoi Cui'i ■> has asked Hislrlc i AltoTiiey 
feileticr Iri In vest tK.ile the milk situation, 
especially in view of (he proposed increase 
nf two cents a nuart, bcKimiing April I. 

Last night the i>roducers P.eld a meeting 
hehind cl.ised dor.rs on the inPk situ.allon' 
and discussed plans fni- fulure operations. 

Kecretary I'atlee. ulien (old of the mayor's 
attitude toward Ihc oii^aniz.itkm, represent- 
iiii,- snmi in.oon farnuTs Ihrnuuhout Now 
l'.iu;l,'iud. denied the .justitic.-u inn ,,r (|,;. ■■„,, 
I'aliid Iji.-sl" ai.pcllation nivcn Ihe a'-i-.-o,-i.| 
l:'>n. 

"'Kir .u-Kanlzadon." said Mr. |';,(tee 
"would welcmni- any prrand .iur\- or tniini' 
"iial in,-silt,'ation into Ihe conditions pre" 
vailinic III the I%''^^f|., ".nif^ In tjie milk in- 



i AHLINUfON-ST. MUDDLE 

I - ■ 

i No Prospect That a Station Will Be 
I Constructed 

; Legislation of 1916 Found to Be 
Toothless 

' Problem Merely Joyridin^r to the 
Council 

Publlc Hearing Will Be Given Nextl 
Tuesday 



I VirtuaHy the only inference that can be 

I drawn from the present elatus of the pro- 
' ceoriiiiKa is that the Itoston Klevated Rail- 
way i'o)n!iauy will not build the Ailiimton- 
street .station lor which tlie I.egislalure of 
I'-'ld iiradc :ii-o\ isicuis. 1 loylston-street prop- 
city owners and other business intereste 
counting niion the I !o.\iston-street subway 
as a possible as.'jet have fought before suc- 
cessi\'e legiKlatures for a subway station in 
(he vicinity of Arlington street and have 
secured favorable Ie.^lslatIon, hut there 
appear to be no more teeth In the law of , 
Ihlii than there were in the prevjous legis- 
latlon. In the light of present develop- 
ments tho law of IhliJ merely created a 
machinery for keeping Ihe (piestlon alivo, 
giving It the aiipearance of going forward. 
I'tuler the previous legislaillon the lirst 
refusal of Ihe Klevat.-d to ac,:ept killed 
the project for that year; but under fhe 
law of Ihld there were j)ro\'isions for aji- 
peals, hut without .uiy power lodged in the; 
Ilnal apiiellate oouri. 

The liowton Trinsit Commission has tried 
imder th.ii low lo come to an aMreement 
with the Hoston Klevated for the use of 
such a station, after It was bu!!;, htit thel 
Klevated has refused. .\s provl.lcd by t 
'that law the Transi't Commission has re- 
ported the matter to the Public Bervice 
C'rmimlsslon, which is vesleil with authority 
to decide upon what wo'.!!d t,n reasoiuiblo 
■terms of rental, .-md to report such terms 
to 'the Transit Commission and the Boston 
Klevated with Ihe request of the Elevated 
that it accepts thetn. 

If the Hoston Klevated declines to accept! 
tho;ie terms, as It has a rJKht to do, the 
I'uhlle .Service Commission Is to rcp.u-| tiiat 
lact to the governor and Council. Tims 
th(. governor and Coum'il will become the 
de,,ository for th.' re.-iults of the negotia- 
tions iinil information under the law of 
i:nc,. and«there tho matter will rest. Tile 
Council has no power lo compel the Boston 
I'.levaled to rent or use a (datlon at Arllnj;- 
lon street. It has even less direct ipower 
(ban the Transit Commission <ir the Pub- 
lic .Service Crimmi.ssion in this matter, fti i 
lh,il it has no other public body to w'llclv' 
lo rc|iorl the matter. ', 

'thus far Ihe ipiestlon has reached the' 
Public .Service Commission, on its coiir'je 
up. and liie Fubllc .Service Comnd.sslon will 
glv,. a iHibilc lieariim: on It next Tuesday 
forenoon, at trn o'. Ii„di. n„th the VU- 
vated and (lie ■Irniisit Commission are r'-ir. 
tie.s (o that heariin,-, and the general public ' 
may expe.t P, h.. well represenled by liovl- I 
ston-strcet business intorests. ) 



'liistry.' 



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B'vKlliNt'OUNCIl 
BEGINS ITS WORK 
ON THE BUDGET 



Muf'i Shorter Time 



m 



I- rnasoA" 
I'^-oiu roports inarte by the Kir.ance 
-'nrnmission tn tlie City Ootincil, it was 
Hlicnvii tlKit the coinmissioii had repre- 
sciilcil to Mayor Cttrlny thut tho bonil- 
iiit; of city eniployfCM can bo done at a 
Dnuniuni rato of 20 per cent Iohs than 
Ihoy now pay the National Surety 
looniiiany if anotiier company Is sm- 
I nloyi-d. The i'^inanee CoiTimisaion is to 
riiail I ,;ist "'"'"' "''■' lonipany later litis yv>ar. 
\' \Y/-ii nil ■ 1 r ' '"' •^'•'>"'' i'srced to 1ow(M' liunding 

1 ear will be Required tor ; appropriations in the bndgei on tbiH 

'vM-.,i;„,, r" 1 T" 1 i.tceount. btil lie lias announced Hint he 

ociuuny — t oLinc'i men lake , .• ■.• r. ■ ■ 

J - V vijivii.iiv 11 ^ "'^^ I .ixjiects the Finance f oinmispion to 

Uj) Issue of Bonding Company i"''"'^'' «""'• ''^ '■^''"''' '>>' iin'iiiiiK :< ixmu 



:; t3 i n - 

Cou.sidt'ration f)f Hoston's itemizscl 
city budpet, 'oinliuM $25,053, 451. 5(1, by 
I he City Council bewail yesterday atter- 
'loiin. l>asl year thi.s work of .scrntiniz- 
iiiK tile l.ud^;ci prcjKiscd by Mayor 
Cuiiey i-ciiiiircd ail of 10 woelvH. V(!s- 
terday it was snid by several council- 
nicii llial I he worlt would iioi lake 
more iluiii one ijuarter as Ion;; because 
of the cooiierative, constructive work 
of the Mayor am. the Finance Conimis- 
sion in soing over the badKci logether 
before it was presented lu the cuinicil- 
ilieii. 

^ieniii); aside of svriii.iMM) f<n- c(ni- 
tinuation of street umk this year also 
will shorl(*n the work of the council- i 
men and at the same time save money 
to the city. 

Karly agreement, of Council and 
Mayor on the budget will mean llial 
;he work on the repavinj- of many 
uiles may be begun weeks earlier than ■ 
last year. It was very largely due to 
.ho late start in city paving work last 
year that caused a balance of some 
:S-|()0,0()i( wor.h of contracts to be ctu-- ' 
ried forward to this year [or I'omiile- 
tioii. 

\\di,\ ilie lioiniing of city olliciiils : 
and of eiiy (oniractors generally was ( 
.-liifled frcjin (lie .Massachusetts Bond- , 
lag Coni|iaii\ lo ibe .\iiiionnl Surely! 
Compaio following the idection of' 
.Mayor Cinley proved the lirsi object; 
of iu(|iiir,\ l)\ the councilnien yester- | 
day afternoon afier they bad drawn ■ 
.several hundreds of jurymen f(n'"llie 
court and then b'gan lo sii a com- 
mittee on appropriations. 

.'Vlfreii .\l. .Mitchell. cii>- auditor.: 
whose budget was lirsi laiiini U|) for \ 
consideraiion -'iid examimilion h) Cie 
cdiinriliiie.i, was questiviniHl at leiialh 
liy I'ouncilm.in Slorrow ,is to why all 



the '-'Wy I'on.lin.i; |e 
in;; done h> ll,e .' 
p;iiiy. I he active 
I'l'ier I''. Filzgera 
coniieeieil by m;i 
i);ilv. a iilimiiiing 



■aclicall,\" i:i now be- 
Mial Surely Com- 
of which is 
I'"it/.gerald is 
,i;; with T'^rank L. 
suiJi •' concern pro- 
pinhir. with whom .\l iyor t^urley at 
ijiie lime WHS, in business as a partner. 

\iiiliior Milcbell admilied. 

(|Ueslioiiei| 1)V :\l!-, Slorrow 

to the e!f!ilion of May 

I city bonding of ofliciiil 

1 tors had. ns a rule. Iven 

iVlassachusells Honding Comiiany. He 

I said IhnI afl(>r Mr. Curley becr.me 

; .Mayor the department heails. very gen 

I erally. changed their 

'them oiil with th( 

Icomiaiuy. He Raid lliai he had done 

:! ao and when pressed by Mr. KtorroAV 

< Its to why he had, he said: "Wall. It 



when 

I ha! iirior 

r Ciii'l(-y the 

and ((intrac- 

^iven lo Cee 



bonds, takin 
Xalional Surety 



ing company of good stan<linK wiiii li 
will do ihe city's bonding al one-lifih 
less lliaii the iirices wliicb are now be- 
ing i)nid. 

II was ijroiighl oui tiiat the average I 
premiums paid by tho city tor the 
bonding of its eniployees was $1^800. j 
'i'be bo, Kline of the city com raei ii-s 
amoiniis ro much more iliaii this and ■ 
.Audiior .MitcheH a:lmitled when lUies- 
lioiied Ihal I lie .Xalional Surely Com- i 
liaiiy gets much (d' I Ills work. 

The board of aiipeuls, the markels. 
tl.'e board of examiners, the arl cimi- 
mission. I lie sinkin.g lunols commission i 
and the eily (dm-L's office were the ; 
ilic Oilier ilepariments the budgets of ii 
wliiili Were examin<'d by the council- ■ 
men a.s comniltlee on ap]iroprin i ions J 
yesterday afternoon. ; 

Carl Cierstein. ehairman ol liie hoard j 
of appeals, wa < iiiieslioiied Iiy Coun- 
lilmeii Slorrow .mil Hallantyne on 
ihe adminislralioii of bis deiiartmetii. ; 
Councilman Ballanlyne especially wia f 
solicitous concerning the manner in j 
which the lioa.rd of aiipeala sets aside 
eslablished laiiidiiig laws irr^Bostini in 

VALUAWbf" 
BOSTON TOTALS 
$1,608,701,300 

Assfssors' Figures on Real and 
Pers'-nal Property Sho^v■ an 
Increase o{ About $33,000.- 

, 000 Over Ihc Amount of 191 5 

lio;ton property, real and personal, 
is valued liy the Hoard of .Assessors 

: ;it ?l,592,!l!»5,(iiH). Of this aniount. ¥1,- 
iTJl.TTri.TOO is assessed as real estate 

i values and $.". l:'..21 ib:'.'!!! as jiersonal 
proiierly. Add to this the bank :,tock 

: riasessed al $15,7uO.;ii)il and tho ioial 

' assessment of personal properly is 
increased to S;'.2S,»25,(;00 ;^nd the 
grand tola! of property, real, personal 
ind bank .stock in Boston, to $1.60S.- 
701.300 There were 210,922 polls 
assessed and w',ne the collection of 
poll tax(>s in Boston more than a 
farce the polls would pay Into thi^ ci'y 
treasury more than R400.<HM) additional 
each year. 

In liU5 the grand total valuation 
in llofiton computed by tlie Hoard of 
.'XsKCHHors was S1.57:!.17i!,70,S while in 
19H it waa $1,550,04S.!)0S. In 1S14 the 



abatemems from valuations made by- 
Ihe Board of .Assessors amounted to; 
*13.8i;»,90ii. In I'.tin the abatementa 
were $13,548,1)00 while in li'l" theyj 
had dropped to ,!S, 123,700. , I 

-Mayor Curley never has been m 
comiilele accord with his lioard of 
Assessors. While the a.ssessor.s are 
appointed by the Mayor and hold j 
piace though permission of the city 8 . 
chief executive, the iMayor has tiine | 
and again expressed himself as dif- 1 
fering from the board in many of its 
actions. 

Tho mayor has time and again de- 
clared that Boston should have a loiver 
tax rate and would have a lower rate 
were the Board of Assessors to find 
and assess systematically more ot t}=e 
real and personal holdings ili the city 
of Boston. lie 'lias criticized Ihe 
methods of tlie assir.ssor.i' cdilci; and 
lias held that wore conditions changed 
ill certain directions the city would be 
ti'o gainer. 

The -Mayor lias urgt 
have their assislant a 
propci'ly valuations w 
possible. He believi 
should .get a greater 
does from its prope.iy 
time the Alayoi 
under whi(di 



>d the txiaro- to ; 

s' essai'3 reuirn ; 

iiii al' the care 1 

s tint Boston ; 

reiurn llian it; 

A I the same ' 

■ realizes the ditficulties \ 

,.„,^^, the assessors labor. | 

„They are in a large measure dependent i 
on returns mnler oath given them by 
the taxpayers of ihc value of their 
properties, 

I'ndei- Ibe law ibe assessors are 
auiiposed to rciurn valuations on prop- 
erty lorresponding wiib ihe niarUot- 
or selling price, of pronrvMes as a 
basfs of assoBsineni. fhe market,^ 
pr;:A i- deternuncd by' v.ba; ii:-operty 
bus f ,,1 :^V \~l iJic uoighliori-n.nt and 
a til' 100 per cent cstima;e oi Naluc 



J*! '^'•'.ipoe-'eul.''' 
scssoi'-j 

■'^. rather nice 

raised recently ai 
. proiierty doe* no I 
I ftect the c\li-enie . 
■ ing materials and. 
: a building under 
'ditionic. Building 
; reany insiam-^s 

past five or aix 



Iv reLurned by 



Un- 



as- 



one^' 
City 1 
ili son 
ise ill CO 
the cost 
present 
materia 

doul 

vear; 



a bas been 
II as to why 
meiisure re- 
,\.:\ of buiUi- 
erecting 
.)or con- 
have, in 
in cost in tA3 
laibor ':■' com- 



manding mc.s.iralily •-^:^:': T'^'^, 
■Then whv do no! tne as;e,-,sOts taKe- 
ihis fact iiiio account when estimating 
the valuer- of pVo).erty today as com- 
pared wilh va!ua;bins of a half dozen 
years gone b;, . .s a .iueslion asked 
i,y cer>-r. persons who are sludyiag^ 
civic affairs and ailniiiiisiratiott %' 
TV-I Ibe market price ui a district 
Kovevns ibe p-i, c of property and the 
asscssmeni o' propertx- under the reg- 
ulations which have been law to the.; 
assessors for yinirs is 'bo auawcr 
given as to whv iluctuaiioiis m cosC 
of materials and wages are not takeft 
'ii^to'account in the returns niade,.,^- 
assessable iiropcrties. It is held thftg 
■In spite of the r.iBC of materials a' 
'house erected live or ten years ag» 
,has deteriorated to a certain extonf 
and that unles.s the land vaUies have 
increased in the district -the asHeaHora 
must return a certain depreciation \v. 
the value of the proiiorty to be lair to 
the owners. ^ 



The whole method of taxation in ,„„„ for i.iobiliziition purposes, and the 
Boston and the returns on prop.-^rt> romi.! "tnrcs division, about lO.OOd, will 
are hold by the sinsle, or U^nd ;'-i>x ,,„ j.„r,„j.,j „,, ^^^^ Unnuwn piinuie LTuund 
advocates, as good arBuments for thav, after the ro^ulnr closing h.-ur <,f {),<■ 
position. The assessors point out the stores, nt r,:.!0 oVIo,-l<. 

reTl'l"? r*""', ""'' '"f?' '?"?' '■'-'":"" -\ prosidonfiMl onlrr was issued yc-stcr- 
nuauates. Ihey say that the only n,„. „,,,„ ^^ Hartford railroad urgin_. 



Hal'e and tortaiu basis tor rockoniufj 
the value of any property is that of 
the sale oi" other properties in the 
neighborhood. 

(.'crtuin localities become less de- 
sirable thi-ough the pasHage of years 
and the change of residents while 
others enhance in value, fiusiness in- 
vades certain districts changing en- 
tirely the nature of the real estate 
and its method of valuation. I'.oston 



ew 

every employ cu and olUrial wlio can bo 
siiared to nuirih in the parade and an- 
noninMng that employees joining the 
(Mirade will siitVcr r.o loss of pay for 
tlie time taken out. 

The Army and Navy Union, depart- 
ment of Jlas.sHcliii.setts, ycxtorday an- 
nounced tiiat it will have 500 men in 
tills section. V,"- 

Two hiuiilrcd or more <,'irls from Dr. 



has experienced more of such changes I '^"''"''"'''•'* '"■■'""l in Ciini bridge, in charge 



than most cities In the United States 
owing to its topography. The Ele- 
vated . railroad structure has also 
changed values in several sections of 
(he city ai?.rt the railroads, their sta- 
tions and freight yard.-< have changed 
radi<a!ly the real estate values hi 
other sections. The members of the 
Hoard of .-.sscssorR point out the-i 
governing conditions and others to il 
liistrate why propejty values chang. 
in certain sections ami why they fai 
to shovs- advancement in other sec 
lions. 

A// A v/ - I '^' - y/c, 
'ENROLLMENT FOR 
PREPAREDNESS 
PARADE IS 60,ooc 

Knrollments for the preparedness p.'i 

I rade to take place in lioston Saturday 

^ close tonight at o o'clock, as anno\incc(. 

,by the committee in charge at the head 

quarter.s, 42 Hroad street. It was an 



of Jliss Florence W. Thompson of the 
teachinjf stiitV, will marcli. 

The insuianco men will jmradc over 
1500 strong, a;l^i|Wf'y,Ji!ij-c J^gi as.-igueil 
a separate diviViSft, Mitftr il9||i I''. Fosa 
as marshal of tlie in^uraMcc divisiim. 

'The s]iecial committee of the lioston 
Automobile Dealers Aissociation met yes- 
terday at tlio Engineers CInh and made 
linal anangements for the motor section 
of the big preparedness parade. .\n en 
Ihuslastic respon.-;e has been received 
from tiie trade as a u hole? 

I'ark department eniphjyccs will mcjl)- 
ilizo at noon Saturday on the t'omnion 
and will tlien march to join the city 
employees' division, of which .Mayor fur- 
Icy will be the parade marslial. 

City hall will clo.-,e at no(ni !<aturday 
by an executive order from .Mayor Cur- 
ley, jr. order that the 5000 city em- 
ployees who have agreed to march may 
have plenty of time to get ready. 

Six l)ank and tnisi company jiresident.? 
Inive already signed up to march with 
the hanliing diiision. and lliOO men have, 
so far em oiled, fifty national hanks. 



MR. tagOe to Ask pa\' 

FOR BOSTON STATION 



nounccil yesterday that over (iO.uOO ha(( ■'*''*''"'''■'* '""'H,'- ""'' triist companies will 
been enrolled, and that the committee' ' ""I"'^"'"''' 
had no doubt that 75,000 would march. 
The route of the parade was changed 
slightly again. 

Keports from uejUl^ c^iftt slT<j\f-1hat 
tliere will be about 1500 in the mayors' WASHINGTON' D. C— Representative 
division. Acting .Mayor Cornet of Lynn, Tague of Boston, after a conference 
Mayor Hurley of Lawrence, .Mayor Hlod- with Surgeon-tieneral Knpert Blue, an- 
gett of -Maiden, .Mayor Williams of Wal- „„„„^.^„^ :,j^,^,,iaj. ||,at ho will offer an 
thani and .Mayor liartleft of Haverhill, amendment to H"' sundry civil bill pro- 
with the city council of fiaverhill, will viding an appr:)pryition of $15f),(IOO with 
turn out accomi)anied by (heir escorts, which to pay the .'itj of Mosfon for its 
Mayor Adam* of Melrose has ottered (o 
have a delegation in line from his city 
numbering 30tJ. Mayor .lames Chambers 



of Everett has issued a call to every 
member of, his city government, every 
city employee and t'^ the pu'olic in gen- 
eral to I'orir a big Kverett divisnn in the 
procession. 

Vestenlay afternoon at the meeting of 

I the maimging committee, i-resident .John 

! Shefiard, Jr., of the retail trade hoard 

of the Chamber of Commerce, reipiested 

, that the route of the parade he from 

I Hcacon »tre,\t, llirinigh Si'hool i; nil 

'.Va.^U!no;ton streets to Stale street, from 

■.vhich point it will continue as previ- 

ously announced. This change was 

adopted by the committee. 

Chief Marsha! Beauioont A. Uuck has 
received a permit to u.io Boston Coni- 



inarantine station '''l'''!>'{'V^ The 
sundry civil bill set ftrt|\*»lyit was 
the gift of|i^-ity.yf^<*'7<'"n-(;..neral 
nine told jpliii^ne th'.''' si'cli an idea 
is erroneous and the ji-greemcnt wa.- 
thnt the citv slmnlil hn nn''' -*! "'00110 



CITY OFFICIALS ON ! 

ELEVATED FINANCES 

Corporation Counsel ,Iohn A. Sulli- 
van, Assistant Corporation Counsel 
George A. Flynn and Joseph P. Lyons, 
members of the CItv Coiincil. and other 
<ily otticials are to appear before the 
commissicm investigating the financial 
needs of the Boston I'^Ievateti in llopra 
.ICl' of the State House Monday atter-i 
j noon to give their views, together with 
i their ideas tor- aft'ording relief. 
i (Corporation Counsel Sullivan made 
I the request for a hearing today and 
; it was prompt^grpitted. , ij^lfe ex- ■ 
I pected that at^TOf inine time the 
: Chambai- of Commerce and the United 
Improvement Association will be 
hearrl through representatives. Nathan 
.Matthews is also expected to attend 
this hearing. 

Mayor Ciirlev. not lone npo »•>- 
■peared Del'ore the commission ai>t 

proposed that some of the burden of 
ta.\ation be removed from the Ele- 
vated., It is supjiosed that some ol 
the members of .the city government 
will add to the arguments marie by 
the .Alayor. -, 



M.VVOK VKTOKS IX'HKASKS 

Mayor Curley vetoed for the second 
time yesterday the City Council's ac- 
ceptance of the legislative act provid-' 
ing salary increases for the Justices 
and clerks and assistant clerks of the 
South Boston and Roxbury Municipal 
Courts. The Mayor sent a statement 
to the Council that there was not 
sullicient money in the county funds 
to allow of these increases. He said 
he would approve these raises in sal- 
aries next year if appropriation were 
made by the Council. 

*/ u f^/ f ^ 0' / f C 

:OLUMBIA ROAD 
REPAIRS BEGUN 
BY CONTRACTOR 

Work Is Under Direction of Park 
Department Chairman Whose 
Reappointment Mayor Curlej 
Has Withdrawn 



A\'ork of placing Cr)him!iia road in th' 
SMrnc condition as it was when it lef 
tlic contrarter's hands is hnginning un 
der direction of Capf. John H. Dillon 
<liaiiman of the park and rccreatioi 
(h'p.artment, whom Mayor Curley ypj 
terday decided to retain in office despiti 
the Good Government .Association, Thi 
chairman gave the contractor, Jamp! 
L'oiierly, orders to ilil up with ,-cncr3t. 
loundalimi and bitulithic top all th. 
score and more of unsightly holes Jefi 
in the pavement .'uy the ftostoa Q» 



ASK INQUIRY INTO NINTH 

! HEALTH OF BOSTON WILL NOT PARADE 




CITY HALL NO 




Commerce Chamber Com- 
mittee Seeks Substitute 
For Health Insurance. 



Til?- .sp(-'*'ial lommitt^'i on sirin! n- 
Furiitice of the Chambfr of ^Jnniinrr.-.- 
aflvlsos an inquiry intn llip ways iind 
probabit' coHt of a progressive raothod 
to prtivent .sU'Knf>ps in Boston to Ito 
(IraftPd Into hii art to !■>*' prosonlpd to 
Iht^ lyOgifilatiliT IrUcr. in its report ilia'J« 
public tCKlay. - > ^ ,■ ^.-y f ^ 

It S» the opinion of the coininitter 
that the time is net ril»< for health in- 
surance lesis'.->!'cn. Fi.t X'. is believe! 
u plan may i>e diri-ised wh'.c'i will re- 
sult In llie improved health of U;e 
people. 

'I'lie committee cxpresseK unanimous 
opposition to any measure for iion 
eontiilnilnry o^cl age prnsions, on (he 
Krouiid that there is little need for sucii 
legislation in Massachusetts and that 
sneh pensions would weaken induce- 
ment to thrift. 



Have Had Enough "Without 

Appearing in South 

Boston, They Say. 

11 rirflt'M^ill 1^1 Wili/d a bras 



It's all riBHt'M>f;«l Tfi bMiMd a brass 
band and jog a long to the syncopated 
blare of martial nniaie anil let one's 
eliest expand ns the admiring multi- 
tudes cheer, but even that gets t're- 
siune after ;i while. 

Enough is enough, and too much 
pUmty. At least that is the way the 
N'Inth Kegimom looka at 11. The 
"I ride of South Hoston" ha"= had. 
Liiough, iuU lor that reason the rcsi- 
I ineni wui «ot -uiko part to the Bvacua- 
I tlon day paratJe on SaturJay. 
I Ono company will march, however, 

Coinpany 1, under the command of 

(■liristopher II. J,ce. deciding that fhcv 
I had not as yet beconte satiated with 
I the plaudits of admirer.'!. The ri;st of 

tho reslnicr.t's members decided that 
I too much parading at the Mexican 

border hart cured them. 



Commissioner E. F. Murphyt 

wa.s In a quandary ail day yestorday 
concerning tho probler?! of .^now re- 
moval In the market district. pere»- 
(rians wanting tho snow removed, wWta 
tlu) Ma.stera' Teamster.^' AsBOOlatloD 
and liuslnes.1 men Utiint; punjfS wanted 
the snow left In order to pravciit thes* 
vehicles from stranding on crosslnga. 
i.'ommissloner Murpliy finally decided 
, that the .slush would have to be re"-- 
nmved. and during the afternoon llOC 
men, including city employes and con? 
1 tra't.ir.^' fianits were at work. By nOQB 
{ today the city officials expect condl- 
i tions will be satisfactory, althou.ijh a 
\ warm spell will mean plenty of sltiah. 

Jhe East Boston Ferries Will 

bo ono problem that the City CounclJ 
! «iU Jiave to pass upon, us .Mayor Cur- 
ie y and the Finance Commission have 
ijecn unable to reach an agreement 
upon it during their budgi^t conference)). 
Tho Fin. Com. wants one ferry taken 
* K-ff, with a saving to the city of $20,000 
a year 

The mayor contend.^ tliat the closinff 
down of the Chelsea ferry has thrown 
a In a'-y additional burden upon the city 
feiri.'s in the foriii of teams, althoug.h 
h" admits that the passenger traffic 
has fallen off heavily in recent years i 
A-cot-ding to the ferry division officlajs, i 
jthe elitninatlnn ol a ferry will arotlSa ' 
a utonn of pj-otest from the teairflng ■ 
Interests. y; , i ,~ 



T 

I bo 



TACKLING THE BUDGET 

This year's Ki^ercrRutpJ appi'opria- 
tiou bill. iDtaruii; S"'>,05a,451.j6, is 
now under the iiifielal sinitin.v of 
the City Council Our giie^.s that 
Mayor Ctirley had voluutarily ac- 
cepted approximately 80 pei- cont. 
of the reconitiiPtidations ami econ- 
omieg o( the Finante Commission 
Beems to have tH^en ncciirate, [n 
fad. In many i hkp.s, he litis cm ap- 
proprlaiions for stniie, (lepuriniciits 
even more ruthlessly ilmii the Fi- 
nancp CoinniiHslon advcK-ated. < 

It was a shrewd piece of ])tj|itits on 
the part of tho mayor. The Cityj 
Counoll is dependent (or il.s advice | 
in the main uiwn the Finance Coni-j 
mission, and by securing and follow-, 
ing the advance recommcndalion.s if' 
this body of iuveBtigators, tlie may ir 
has virtually disarmed the coun<i!: 
of connslderable campaign Riory. Thcj 
one paramount la.siie to he batlliMlj 
lover in the (,'eneral jiiiyroll j)rol)limi! 
itnnwi) lis "sliick." "Miich |.;< t),^ 
enormniiH sum that will iiciiuriiilate 
(liirliiK llir vfftr rioiii (ossulum of 
siiliiricK cine III resignation, death, 
pare ol absonoe and sieknpas. ' --'■ 

■ear the ma.ior)ty membpr<t ,^tirl- 
batecl this "slack" at the beginning of 
(lie year, and then pnicInJmflfi it 
|l(iudi.\ as H h;. viiiK. iilliiouKh iliey 
merely honowoil it it; iuivance, or, 
more utrlclly speftkiuR, ia'd It Bsrfo 
(o preveiu any poBslhle ahiigo of the 
fund by tho mayor. j 



COAKLEY FEELS 
'QUITE FLAHERED* 

"Representative" Citizens 
Are Asked About Appoint- 
ment as Library Trustee. 

"I feel quite flattered. " said .MIorney 
Daniel H. Coakley. last night, when In- 
formed that the Civil Service t'onniiis- 
sion had sent out letters to "re]>r*'- 
sentatlve" Boston citizens Inqui r, :n 
effect, what opinion tiiey hold o -ru- 
ing Mayor Curley's appointmer o, he 
attowiey to the board of truste of the 
no.ston rubltc l.,it»rary to succv.ed the 
late Josiah H. Benton. 

Xews of the action of the coinniis.sion 
created a stir, but it is a regular cus- 
tom, according to a statement by War- 
ren P. Dudley, secretary, Inst night. 

"It is nothing unusual," said Mr. L>ud- 
ley. "We are in the habit of inquiring 
of representative citizens their opinion 
In such matters." Who the "representa- 
tive" citizens are to whom letters had 
been sent, Mr. Dudley would not say. 

"As long as Iliey have Inquired of 
•revresi-nlntive' citizens, I am satisfied," 
BHid Mr. ("oakley. "I'm sure they'll hear 
nothing but good of me." 

Mr. Coakle.v was appointed on Feb. 
13. The commission his 30 days from 
that date In which to decide whether 
to confirm the appointment. 



The Mayor May Be Back Today 

from Wa-ihintiton, although hi.s secreta- 
ries up to a late hour las; night had not 
heard from him or .Slanu;..ih Willcox ' 
wno nccompanied him. Before leavlna 
Boston Friday, however, the mayor said 
he was mentaly exhausted a., a result 
of his arduous session upon the budget 
and teat Mrs. <',nley and him.se ? n.' 
S cr.dod to s,,end a day „,■ two in VVash 
o.to:, foUowln;, the inaugural, -r^^ 
ln^' olil acquaintances." i«new- 

fle also predicted that Secretary Will 
cos would be veluctant to leave Vas^" 
ln«-ton, because Willcox has -. ^ 

.aupe colored hat ,„,, '>, t^pe; ed"^f 

Bouon bachelor." "" *^''Slbl. 

1 

WOOLMtWKLAn 

$1,000,000 PLAN! 

Mayor Not Opposed n It 

Doesn't Pollute River 

Or Prove Offensive. 



The erection of a r. 000,000 woul seoaiw. 
Ing rlsnt on the Neponset Hver In tiM' 
vicinity of Granite avenue was dtp- 
uflsed in Mayor Curley'a office jl ij^iij; 
aay in a private conference with a Xti^< 
Per nf wool deo.lem. * ,. .: 

The mayor Informed them that h# 
had no objections to the eatabUMtmliit 
nf mis industry, provided It did not 
pollute the waten and wan not bfl^s* 
Rive to abutting property owner*, ^nia 
plant would cover 13 acres, aocordtnir tn 
iiie present plans, and a sewar waa x^f\ 
cently constructed at thlg point In ait 
tlcipatlon of Its Immetliate ivmtmtnS 
for Dualnewi purposes., ' »,? 



(^fCokO -M/fi^~i^-/f/? 



^^n--f^l7- 



^EMAVOK, 



Among the caiididiitcs in <!»- 
congressional dLstiict U\- lioU'fi.ilc i. 
the Constitutional Convention is Miit- 
thew Ciimmings, a former in'OKident 
of the A. O. 11., and well known 
throughout his district, whic-li com- 
pri-ses Dorcliester and Soutli Koston. 
'.Matt i.s as well known in City Hall 
as in his own household, sis he he- 
camo intimately acquainted with 
everybody tliere from ll>e -Mayor to 
ihe Kui-ul>NVunian when he was Super- 
intendent of Street Cleaniii_^ undor 
Major FiizgerAld. ^ ('^\ [ 

Jlavor CurVoi'NjVils Mnformed ye.-^ter- 
day that thrtt*W his elTnrts two sol- 
dier.s luivo Vieen released from duty, 
cue temporarily on a furl-nigh Irum 
the I'. S. army, and the other perma- 
ncnllv from the liritisli army. Tlie 
lirst is William .1. Vincent of the I'^mii 
U. S. Cavalry, stationed at Fort Stew- 
art, Texas, wlioso father died several 
days UBO, and the other is .lolin liurke, 
whose home Is on Pinckney sL. \\ est 
End, who e»c;.!'ed off the Island of 
Jlalta from the wreekaKe of a J.lritish 
' transport after heiii;; torpedoed by a 
("■ormnn sulimarine. 

Xif.'htlv consideration of tlie .segre- 
gated 'nidget by the City Council will 
not end later than 11 p.m. by a rule 
adopted ycstorday because of tlie fact 
that the union engineers and elec- 
tricians in City Hall must be paid ex- 
tra after that liour at the rate of 
time and one-half. Tlie memliers in- 
tend to end the evening sessions at 
a.SI) and those wlio must stay to tlie 
llnest hope they will keep tlieh- prom- 
ise. 



IClght city department heads wore: 
Interviewed yesierday afternoon and 
last evening by the City Council m 
eonuection with .Uu.- IMH ^egrega ed ; 
btiduet, amounting this -ear to $-S.- 1 
onntion, according to Mayor < -urley s , 
allowances, and all objected in tni va- 
riou.s redncti..ns made in their est i- i 
mates either by tho INlayor or the 1'1-| 
nance Commission. ; 

],Mv<> deparlment heads wete dueb- 
lioned Monday, the nrst day of the 
hearings, making a K.tal of 13 oine.als 
so tar nui-/,zeM. Those questioned ye.s- 
terday, with the amount allowed by 
Mavor Curloy and. tho reduction rec- 
ommended by the l.-inanco Commlfi- 
alon, were: City Kegistrar I'-'lward W. 
McCHennon. ?36,rJ.t,;r.i. reduction ?-25; 
llr iklward M. llarlwell. secretary of 
the Department of Statistics, $r,8:'G.10. 
reduction $55S.(3S-. Comnir. .h.hn 1- 
Oilman of the Soldiers' lielief Dept 
J-i|)9 0"9.'J2, reduction $:it : Supt. Wil- 
liam .1. <'a^*<^v of tho Pri'dlng Pepl., 
»■>•'« -'yO 92, reduction $t;s,'.7.IL'; Institu- 
ti'ons Registrar Charles l'". Ciaynor, 
$i;i -6B.20. -eduction %'r.'\A^- t.'orpor- 
ation Counsel h.loi A. Sullivan of the ! 
Ci'y T.'iw '^■•o.-irtnient, $5b,692.17, in- 
crease by Finance Commission, $St!.6(l; \ 
City Collector .lohn .1. Curley, $141,- 
iiSfl'oV, reduction. $;nr.:i.H;; Chairman 
ICdward K. Dally of the,' AKscssing _ 
Dept., $ll»7,:tSl.l9, reductloJl $2150.91. ! 
More than SO mol* departments 
must bo excHiiiled before tlic task of 
questioning- crfrtcials is .ompl.ted, 
after which the City Council .vill vote 
on each of tln^ tliou.sands of Items. 
It is expected that the budget will 
not be sent back to Mayor Cm.e: for 
Ilia liual approval muoU befoix May 1. 




An old familiar face in City Hall i.i 
1 I .-.ck on the city's payroll again. He' 
is William K! Hannau, formerly i^w- 
Iierintendent of Streets, who ha.s been 
•appointed by Jhiyor Curley as a con- 
veyancer in the Street Department. 
Haiinan ha.s been candidate for many 
' oiTiocs. bis latest venture being the t 

I CV-X" Councillor contest last fall. His 
new job pays JllOn. 
I Tiiat committee aiipoinii'd by Mayor 
Curley several moi.ths ago to decide 
upon the most effective mctins of pre- 
j venting dr.-iwbridge accidents similar 
I to the Summer st:, Kxtension horror 
election night is almost as swift in 
its action a.s the \a\\\ Department in 
reporting an opinion wlnn requeste,! 
by tlie Mayor. Another demonstra- 
tion of anidhcr <levice consumed an- 
other liouj- or two of tlieir time yes- 
terday in Cily 11 ill. and llic r-omniii. 
tee .semis lo lie a; l;ii' ::uay ri-nni :\ 
decision as befoi'o they were appeint- 
od by Mayor Curley. 




HEADS OH BUDGET 



OBJECT TO REDUCTIONS 
IN THEIR ESTIMATES 



City Council Continues Us 

Hearings on Municipal 

Aj^rogria^ons 



oil! coon I'oijTrxi-: 

Tlio choice of .1. .1. Slorrow d 
]ircside over the Ciiy Council, am 
tliat of .loscph Leo to ho at the hoad 
of the School Committee, offer a 
Kt irking indication of a new rra in 
Roston's nninicipal Rovcrninent. If 
is not inipofisiblo that City Hall will 
eventually sliow. in-every office and 
in ils i;. neral siiirit nf adMiinislr.T- 
fioii. Ihe siiuie e\i,lrnce of llie in- 
teresl ol biiKiness men in our local 
|inliti< s. Most of thoae who road 
this can remember a formci con- 
dition in Hostou miinicipa! affairs 
when the men at the head of Hos- 
tou municipal bodies wore jrofos- 
fioal iiolilicians, aiul were ;iH-po-.v- 
erful in rtecidinr; questions of niuni- 
eipal adiiiinislralinn. The exaniide 
set by Mr. Storro'A- ami Mr. I.ee li,\.i 
j liad a very iiercenijiilc and stiikinir 
I influence already. If there were 
j more men of ilio same ty|ic in every 
! .MasHacliiifiidlH community, and .jp 
Slate affairs Kcnerally, tl»o inlfil- 
1 ence would be even more noialile 
( Vet liolliinp is HO cosily to business 
las liad government, and the conse- 
quent liurdeii of wastrdul taxation. 
In this jiart of llie I'niled States \;o 
lool; ba(-k to Iriioil inn.-^ of centuries 
ago, v.licn to Bcrvi' in puhlic offici' 
was considereil a liicli honor, and 
inlornst in public affairs Itie pe. • 
sonal duty of every conscientious 
business num. And our ''i::!;-,ry 
lolls what MassaehiiKi'llH did. under 
siioli influcncea. 



RHAIft'lMEb 

r , I.. SEt'l 

FOflO !N STRIKE 

Asks Trolioy Roads to 

HcSp if Railroad 
j Men Quit 

i'lRe,oB.->Uih-.v. before leaving for 
'V'iil'e?^ Jlteicruoon. took a per- 
.,,„■, 1 bid in providing means to 
;,ve,i .a shortage of food in Boston 
: i,, ui. event of a uation-wide rail- 
; ru.oi .stiike by asking the co-opera- 
II. .n of the Boston Chamber of Com- 
! meree through I'res. Weed. He a.sked 
': I'res. Weed that a special commitiee 
' be appointed to make a food .<urvoy, 
' with the idea of ascertaining the 
.■.mounts and locations of foods mnvl 
in I'.i.Mon and the .sources of food 
oul.side of the city which could be 
hauled to Boston by auto trucks. The 
.Mayor offered to press evrry avail- 
able city auto into the service o£ 
liansporting food to Boston withla 
a radius of 50 miles in the event of 
a, railroad strike if the Cliamber <>t 
Commerce will make its survey and 
names tlie various sources of food 
suiiiily. I 

While the Mayor is taking this pre- 
.anlionarv measure as a means of I 
preparedness, he feels sure that once 
noro a general railroad strike will 
10 averied. Ho feels it is his duty, 
10 says, to safeguard the interests 
.r the profd.i of Boston so far as it 
s poiisiblc in tiie event of such a 
■al.imily. 

He has also conferred witli the 
Boston "D" and the Bay State Co 
.■egarding tlie situation with a view 
lo ascertaining v/hethcr or not these 
companies would be willing to use 
.my of their cars, in addition to the 
freight cars used by the Bay Slate 
Co to carry food in the event of a 
strike The officials of these com- 
panies promised to do all in their 
power to assist ill relieving the sit- 
I nation in such an event. 
: Mayor Curley said today that ho 

believes that the iiornwl food su|iply 
I in Boston could last more than two 
days, whH'li is an indication of the 
tremendous sufiidy arrivin;.; here 
daily. 

AWARDS CONTRACTS 
FOR CATCH BASINS 

; Mayor Curley has awarded tli/iso 
eontracts for the cleaning of catch 
liasins in Boston: Dist. 1, East Bn.s- 
ton and Charlestown, JlSfiO, to John 
W. Collins Co.; Dlst. 2, South Bohton- 
Dorchester, $8S0O to Mark U. Sulli- 
van; Dlst. 4, South End, Back Bay, 
Roxirtiry and Brighton, $SS00, to Mark 
IT. Sulliv.in; Dist. 5, city proper, $7850, 
to .lohn W. Collins Co. 

Thf co.itracts ca.ll for the cleaning 
of each basin once during 1917, a^ one 
of Mayor Curley's precautionary 
measures agqlict p.nother outbreak of 
infantile paralysis next sunimor. 



MAYOR SEEKS LIGHT 
ON BENTON BE()iiEST 



ASKS OPINION OK 

LIBRARY TRUSTEES 



It 



I'ity Law Department Trying 

J'o Secure Income 

If Possible 

I'iniilili.i; (hf lic<i|i| (if Icyal iirlvir-9 
fi'Tn the city law department. Mayor 
Curloy yosteifliiy sent, a letter to the 
I'ublic I.ihiiiry fru.-Ufn reciue.'^l iii;j 
them ty Kive tlieii- (ipiiii.in as to what 
Josiah U. Benton, deceased llljr.iiy 
trustee, intende.l in his will wlii-n !ie 
Htatecl tViat lie would Ijequeatli to Iho 
I'ity of IJoston, to lie used Tor lilirai-y 
innposes. tlie inc'onie from a Ktipii- 
lateil iunouMi, jirovided tliat tlie nn- 
nual approjiriation for library pur- 
poses wonlil ;rnioinit to 3 pc. of tliei 
total ;iniiunit uiijiroprialed for .ill 
eity ijin pose.-. 

Tl'.e Maycpr says that lie is doubifol 
whether the deceased trustee intended 
that the 3 po. In (|U'>alion meant the 
total amount that is appropriated l.y 
the Miiyor and the City Couneil for 
all eity departments, or 3 pc. of the 
total amouiil expended by tlie City 
for all inn-p"sef, includins the srli.ml 
department. 

As soon as the Benton will w.i.s 
tiled the Mayor requested the. City 
Tmw I>ei)artnient to investigate ilio 
provisions of the doi'ument, as 
total aiipropriation for the Lili 
Deiiartment never amoinited to :> 
of the total appropriations for 

various eity deiiartments, and AIa\ 

Ciirley is anxious to seenre the bcne- 
tit of th" inrouie of the li!<a.'y ji pos- 
sible. 

It now seems that the City I.^a\v! 
Deportment is conduetluK its invcs- 
tiaalioii with a view to tiecuiini; Hie 
bicome if possible, .and, pendin; 



Uio 



liie 



Ibis 

[deeiKi(ni, the library trustees will take 
iip the Rubjeet as trustees and not as 
lawyers. It is the belief in <'it>' Hall 
that eventua'ly the ease will have to 
be tliirslied out in the courts. 



\T THE MAYOR'S GATE 

Pieparalions t'U- tl'.c? primary elce- 
ions for the choice of landidates a? 
uiegatcs to the Constitutional Con- 
lention, Aiiril 3, are being made by 
lli'.^ Election Commissioners. Tl'.e r.3 
lokKales-at -largo Will be voted on in 
ijvery iirccinet in the State. The 
voters in Boston will have an oppor- 
lunily to vote In every conKresslonal 
district, e.vcept the 10th and i:;th, 
and in every reia-esc'.tativc district 
for Representativo candidates, ex- 
( cpt the foliuwing wards: 3, 5, 7, S, 
l:;, 20, 21 and 2:!. 



SUl)' 



but 



( onveution, on 
iollic'jyU'urbw 



^•u ,? - . J - ^ f / y 

lilViJLTYS CONCERN GETS 
STREET PATCHING JOB 

l;iils fur palrbiuLV lU' ciiv .-urcels, 
which were opened in t'ily Hall ycs- 
lenlay. show ;t large incrcai^e jo ibe 
cost of this woric o\cr la: t year. The 
lowest bidder •^X'Wl'bc tj.ftliv.l Ccn- 
struction Co., (iflWhk-l* H.^ii. .lames r. 
Timilty is presidc'it. Ills bid w.is $l.:;7 
a .square yard, comiiari'd with Sl.Ml 
last year, and for a s|iccial ty|ic cl 
patching his bid was 77 cent.-. I'oin- 

' pared with M cents last year. He re- 
ceived slightly more than $.|0,( DO fi.ir 
this work last year and will receive 
nearl.N' (lie .•.;iiii' anKuint this year if 
he is awarded the ron!r:'.cls. There is- 

llio iloubl, howcvei-. that be will receive 

llhe ccuilracis, ua lie is llic I'lwesl of 

ifonr biddei'ii. 



Mayor Cuiley says he is not 
IHirlin,',' any candidate or ijato 
the Constitutional Conveu.tJ 
his brother, Oi*^ 
has taken a |||tf4l^t'*itl'i''^'S"'''''"B 
one candidate ir. his ward, which i» 
Ward 12. That candidate is Joseph 
H. i'..\y. The l^ecord's represenlativo 
at City Hall, who will be supiiortcd 
by ".I;'o];" Curley to the hilt— whut- 
I ever (!-..'it mean."?. 

I Int. rest in the consiiieration of the 
j 1017 liuduet is already beginning tc 
I wane. Yesterday was the third daj 
of the hearings which will last II 
weeks. Pre.s. Storrow was unable tc 
be present. Councillor liallantynt 
Klipjicd out before the end of tlit 
afternoon session and did not return, 
and rouncilhirs Watson ami McDon* 
aid ap])arently forgot all about the 
eveninsr session. 

.\lthough the proceedings consumeci 
111 lon.rr weeks last year, it has been 
the fond hope of most of the Council- 
lors that the work could be expedited 
this year so that the task will end in 
lial.f that time. The only oxpcditionn 
iiA'tliod i.'; Hie elimination of u.seless 
and needless cross-examination of de- 
paidncnt lu-ads in an attemijt to 
"show uti" the Kinancc Connnissiou, 

The new ni' nilicis of ib(*<'iiy Coun- 
cil wcio sonicwbal .slKK.-ketl to learn 
that the city cannot legally pay for 
the dinners of the members during 
the adjournuienl fruni 'o 7:30 every 
evening, :is the iv w city charter 
stipulated that tlie city shall not pay 
for vehicles or food for the city 
Council, direct'.v or indiicclly. AVliaf 
a ( omi^'irisiui \\'itii the good old ;^/''"? 
when carria.ge hire .'ind feastu j.,i3( 
the tax-payers more tluii; pad , ,^^ ,,^. 
rolls! 



M .4 /^ - ' f / ■> 
CONTRACTS OUT TO 
COLLECT (;ARBA(JE 

Contracts for the collection tf 
i;.irba.go in the suburba.; districts of 
the eity were awarded by M!-,yor Cur- 
i' \ yesterdaya.s f<illows: Kast lioston 
distiii't, $Ilt:i a month. Brighton dis- 
trict $391) a month :ind Hyde i'ark ilis- 
trict, $!>;) a month, to 1). P. .'Sullivan; 
Horcliester district. $27110 a month, to 
.Fobn .1. Bradley. The West Uoxbuiy 
contract is in dispute, and will not bo. 
aw.irded until tomorrow. The cost ot 
removiiiK the garbage in l.lorche.ster 
tliLs year will be increase.l by $10,000. 
because bklder..; in IM:. district will u.se 
the garbage for hog teed iii.stcad ot 
selling it lo a. deveKiptueut company 
down the li.abor to be conveited into 
nlcoliol, wlileli process permits of 
lower bida for romovinKT.the Ktu'lwve. 



BEGIN TRIAL OF 
WATSON'S SUIT 
FOR $50,000 

luiors Hear Plaintiff Testify in 
His Action Against Boston 
Post for AllRged Libel— -Case 
Grew Out ot Political Con- 
trover.sy with Councilman 
Haqan. - ^qf/ 

.ludgo Keating and a Suffolk .1ury 
ooK up yesterday the trial of a ouit 
(or $,J0,000 brought by .Tam<'R A^ 
M-rrv) Watson against the Tost 
Publl:;h!ug Company tor allf.'ge(l 
iibel, published in thp Borilon Post 
.-in Dec. :>., ifu.y arid curitainfid' in a. 
letter written to the, Post by Henry 
i: Hagan In answer to allogod at- 
tacks made on biai by the plaintiff 
in a speech in Peiuberton sfpiare. 

\Vati'r,n alleges th.it this !<'t^<r libelled 
bbn wuh statement.-! that lie was a man 
ef low character, tli.^t he would slnK t<j 
th- riepths of dogradallori to acompli.sh 
Ilia c'il purpo.'ie, tbnt tjie citir.er.s con* 
.■-idereri him fWHtson> as irrational, Irro- 
spouiibln and inent.ally sick, and that, he 
^vas a "kn.'ivo." 

Defendant's Answer. 
Thn Po.-i .■■ answer to the. salt, admit? 
the publication of Hapan'a letter, dated 
Deo. 2, 19ir>, dccla^ea .that W.itson had 
asked the Posi for i-ewspaper sui)port In^ 
' h\» oiiididaey for the ctly council, that; 
Watson coiiipl.'iiiieJ to the Po.^'i iliat n.ot 
I enough sp.icft was "reing e-d'-en.t'.) his 
speenlie.'^. that the l-'ost reported his 
Pemberton s'piare pn»»ech. t.bat Hagan 
r<»questod the publication of h's letter of 
defence, that the letter was privileged, 
ami th.al later W.-iL-joo asked the Post to 
gh'e furtht-r repr>rtR of his apee<clie«. 

After coiuii-ei for tlie plaintiff, W. 7, 
Prout, had outlined his client'.'! cop' 
tloiiH, Wat-'on. Ids father and mcuici; 
wife and danghtc,-, were sworH. Wat- 
son, aft the fwHt witoe.-'s, reviewed his 
youth, bk"! entry into pnlltlcis. and his 
eandldnele.i for varloiM offices. Coming 
down lo the !f»1(', campaign, hfl denltid 
tha' he li:id called Hagan a wnshlady 
or a chambermaid, admitted ht^ liad 
c.ilicd iilm a toau;,-. and adndtted tha'^ 
be n.lgbt have ^-slled bim a flunko.v. 
He toM In detail of his feellnRs when 
he read Hngan'." P'tler in tl..' Post. 

Called Hagan "Sllvertop." 

''ross-examined by IJdmund .A. V/hlt- 
man, ro'oi.'— ! for the i'ost. he admitted 
that he spoke In Pemberton square Nov. 
30, wh'.n the I'o.-i i-ep'irted bVf; speech, 
end that he hud written a letter pre- 
viously to Mr. liro'/.lar comiilaining that 
he bad not rf'celvetl'R fair amount of 
space. He ndialtted- that he had re- 
ferred tc Ilagan ,'i.a ;i toady, a fakir, . 
flunkey and a sllvertop. Wataon "wl 
continue his te-stlmony today. 



TAKE OP BONDING 



OF CITY OFFICIALS 



Council Members Told of Vast 
Business Done by National 
Surety Co. ,.1 1 

AUDITOR INi^'iuUCTED TO 
GIVE DETAILED DATA 



Appropiiation Committee Be- 
gins Conferences on 
. Mayor's Budget 

Kumors rogardiiis the vast aiiiciuiit 
of liondins of city officials wriLlen by 
the National Surety Co., throusli Peter 
F. Fitzgerald, fatlif;r-in-law of Fran- 
cis P. Daly, who was formoily a busi- 
ness partner of Mayor Curley, and who 
is a close friend of tlie Mayor, were 
officially confirmed yesterday at the 
first ineetlnK of the City Council to 
consider the 1317 scfjrcgalcd hudgct, 
when City Auditor J. Alfred Mitchell 
made this a'lniission. 

The appropriation oonitnittce of tlio 
City Council, con.sistiiifr of all the 
members of the City Counci:. will sit 
every day, except Saturdays, SijudJiya 
and holidays, hereafter from 4 to 6 in 
the afternoon and from '(.SO to B.SO 
in the evening'. Lo pass upon Mayor 
Curiey's ?2ii. 00(1,000 budget. 

The conunjytSW ""^' yesterday alter* 
noon and <iuestioned t'l.o heiids of aev" 
eral small departments repardinff their 
estimates and the Mayor's ai)propri.a» 
tions. which they liav'^ the T"nvei- to 
reduce, hut cannot tncrease. The com- 
mittee did m)t sit last eveniTijr. but 
there is ne doubt thst ihey will sit 
every afternoon and evening hereafter 
for a period of i>erhaps 10 wcek.s. 

Mitehell'.") admissions reKardinj^' tho 
va.st amount of bond.i of city officials 
written by the National Surety iU)^ 
v«>re made under cross-examinatioa 
I by I'res. James .1. Storrovv. Tha 
chairman of the committee is Couit- 
oillor Henry K. lla(.,an. Urfder cross* 
examination, Mitchell firid (hat jirac* 
licnlly all the bonding -of city of- 
ficials lias been written by that com- 
pany since 1!»14, when Mayor Curley 
look oftice, before which most of it 
t/nit wrilteu by the Ma,s.s;uhusetta 
BondiuK Co. In expl.inatloii of tJiis 
sudden change, Mitchell snirt that th« 
Massiichu.sett.^ Bondini,- Co. never 
made a bid to renew it.<« business. 

He denied, however, when ques- 
tioned by t:k)uncillor Francis .7. W, 
Kord, that he acted uiuJer "instruc- 
tions" when ho changed from one 
Company to the other in desir^nating 
the company that would write bonds 
of city officials. Ua also denied that 
he knew .who wrote the bonds of the 
various V'"" "'"''*"'■« doiiiK businesa 
Willi the city. He said that the pre- 
mium of his $75,000 bond I.s JSOO and 
that the total amount of tlie imniiuins 
of all city ofricialK is ahout J3800. 

The Finance Commission, in its 
rejiort on bond premiums, Ktatcd to 
the Kayor and City Council that by 
iiiakliig a chaiVffO In the bonding; com- 



pany n would be possible for the 
fity lo reduce It.s cost 20 p.c. In re- 
ply, the Mayor a.sked the Finance 
fonuiii.sHi('ii to finnish the name of 
llie i.<inipany that would do' business 
at tills reduction. .So far as could 
ho learned, the Finjuice Commission 
has not fiunislied the name of such 
a comriany. 

Upon reciucst of Councillor Storrow, 
Mitchell will furnish to tbe City 
<*ouncil detailed intormallon relating 
to all bonding' of city officials from 
litl2 to 1!I16. 

Other department heads examined 
yesterday were City cleric Donovan, 
i KupV. Graham of the Market Dcpt., 
Chairman P.eynolds of the Board of 
, Kxaminers, Chairman Gerstein of the 
, iioaiu of Appeal and Hon. Maginnls Of 
; the Art Commission. The committee 
, agreed in most instauoes v.ith the ap- 
! propriations in these email dcpart- 
i ment.'?. 

AT THE MAYOR'S GATE 

If the City Coujicil asrees witli 

Al.iyor Curlev to rebuild the City 

II. ill .Tve. police .station on the pro- 

pobcd site at (Jtis St., it will mean 

lii;it tli(! city throw away niore than 

iloOd in .shifiinH' the 10 tons oC lity 

I ilocumciits from the document room 

! in the Iiasement of City H;ill to the 

■ .'•■uh-basempnt (o provido temporary 

l'i|u,n-|crs for the police pending (he 

J ri huilciiUR- of the police station on the 

! same old she. The shift means Ihat 

I there arc two large vacant -.ooms in 

j''ily Jliill nou-ono in the basement 

';.ii.| oiu! oil the lop tloor-aiul yet 

; I ill 1)1 V is iia>in,q; lii;4:h reiibj for all 

j the dcpailments whiqh {(M'Jiiartcrcd 

• outside of f:tt]ir Hull.'. 5 ■' ' ' 

Hudgct Comnir. Carveii. ulio is as 

' Imsy recently with the i:il7 segregated i 

I luidget as Coniinr. Alurphy is Willi | 

I Hoston's dirty streets, got after srv- 

■1 iiil dciiiKiueiU dciiartnifnts Saturday 

tor llicir failure lo turn into him 10 

copies of their deparlmeiital slicets so 

that each of the nine members of the 

City Council could he furnished with 

a complete copy of the budget toiho". 

Ahout 00 p.c. or the departments iiad 

lurnetl in their shect.s up to Satur- 

iliiy. 



, AT THE MAYOR'S GATE 

Jhiildiiig (.'oinnir. O'llearn was coii- 

I i'loDteil with a peculiar problem the 

: other day. when a highly recommended 

.\ oung man with one of his hands cut, 

I off at tlie wrist apiilied for jc license, U> 

j operate an elevator In a shoe e.stab- • 

; lislimeiit. After a thorough iiu-estiga- 

i tioii and deliheratiou the Commissioner 

i dei:liiied to grant the license despite 

the promise of his prospective employ- 

j CIS to imrchaxe an artificial liand for. 

I the young man. The Cornmis.-loiier 

sa\K we have too nian.v elevator a.ccl- 

] (icntw in the city which are avoidahle 

I if the ahle-liodied operator.^ resijonsi- 

!.i!e would u.se more caution. 

The price of metal clothes lockers 
al.-io has takfTi a jump witl; all the 
other necessaries in building con- 
struction aiid furnishings. The Mayor 
vt'.sterday awarded to the Uerger 
-Mfg. Co., the lo'vcst iiidder, the con- 
liacl f(u' furuishiiig the Sehoolhousc 
Dcpartmem with 7-'8 metal I'JCkei-s 
to be used in sev(;ral schools, the bid 
b'.ing .i>:iUi8, or more than JS^ a locker, 
which is a Jump of between 10. and 
20/p.c. over the last contract lot sev- 
eral mr.ths ago. . )/ ■ 

it is the prevailirfg opinion in' City 
Hail circles that if Corporation Coun- 
sel Sullivan and his legal assistants 
finally decide that it will be neces- 
sary for the city to aiipropriale for 
the Public Library 3 p.c. of the total 
appropriations for all city depart- 
ments ill order to secure the income 
of nuire fliiin $600,000 fo- the library 
under, ilie termr of .Josiah 11. Ben- 
ton's will, the Mayor will decide to 
increa.se the appropriatiens r.tther 
Ulan lose the benefit of the legacy. 



; Louis i;, Denny, the owner of three 
- lion luihs, wlio visited City Hall early 
I last week with one of (hem - thutus — 
only to learn that Mayor Curley was 
out of the city, paid another visit to 
t'ity Hall, Saturday morning, witli 
IlrutUH in quest of a .iob as animal at- 
tendant at ll;e Franklin I'aik '/.oo, but 
lie was bnisciuely turned down by 
.Mayor's (iate Tender Slattery, who 
.iudged that the Mayor had lio time 
to receive hears on Saturday mornini,-.'. 
Dcinu made an .ittempt to explain 
Ihat it was a lio" and not a bear. 
!iul. Shitter.v dlsajipeare'! ;oo i|uickly. 
'i'lie .\-ouii(p' man proniised to return. 

.Ml llie Moston c,-iiKiicl,-i(i>s seekiug 
c!' (i.-i .is delegates to the Con.-<ti- 
lulional I'onvenfion are eager to 
know ivhi'lher .or not Mayor (.'uriey 
is going lo take any inirt in the 
fight by openly or .secretly endorsing 
Miiy of flic contestants. Several of 
the candidates who vlsileil City Hall 
leecnlly, and wl,o have beeeii ncu- 
Iral so far as Curley is concerni>d, 
lechirc that they would rather have 
li.-i opiPo;alion than b1s endorsement. 



AMicii Mayor Curley was informed 
yesterday upon' his lelurn to City 
Hall that a crnnk attracted a big 
crowd in front or tlie huilding by call- 

,ing him a pro-German and similar 
epltlicts, he said thai he was not sui>- 
pii.sed at such actions in such turbu- 
lent times and especially in view of 
the fact that he has consistently ad- 
vocated an embargo on the exporta- 
tion of all stiiple foods from this 
country,, which is frequently branded 
as a |iro-Gcrmiin measure intended 

ito starve I'higiaiid and her allies ihto 
«"ilii<^cllon of the Teutonic allies. 

MAYOR BEDUCES FUND 
FOR CITY OFFIOIALS' BONDS 

.Mayor Curley yeslciday took a per- 
sonal hand tn tlie controversy con- 
cctning the biauling of city officials 
by sending a letter to (he Finance • 
Commissic'i informing Uier.i that, act- 
Ing on their rccoiumendations, he haa 
made a reduction of 20 p.c. In this 
year's budget for this expendityre, 
and that if the Financp Coirimisslon 
would designate a reputable bond'ng 
lonip.iny Ihat wfmld do the business 
at this re"luejioi^|^;>oul(l order all 
such business Iranst'erred.^ 

■'ity Aiiililor Mitchell Monday Iw- 
lore the City Council officially ad- 
niilled that since Mayor Curley took 
.nice niosl of flu city officials have 
idaced their pcr.soiu'..! bonds wliii thp 
National Surety Co., through Peter 
l''lt/.gerald, who is the fathcr-fn-law 
of Francis I/. Daly, Mayor Curley'a 
former business partner.